سكت

اـِسْكَاتَةٌ ذ , of the measure اـِفْعَالَةٌ from السُّكُوتُ; A silence [or pause ] of short duration, requiring something to be said or read or recited after it: or an abstaining from elevating the voice in speech; not an absolute silence, in which one ceases, or abstains, from reading or reciting or speaking; for it occurs in a trad. in the words, مَا تَقُولُ فِى اـِسْكَاتَتِكَ [ What dost thou say in thy اسكاتة?]. (IAth, TA.)