صوت

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

The root 'صوت' primarily concerns sound, voice, and vocalization. It extends to encompass loudness, calling out, fame, reputation, and even musical instruments. The concept can also relate to the act of making something known or heard, and metaphorically to the impact or presence of something.

Derived headwords

الصَّوْتnoun

1.
soundboth
The general term for any audible phenomenon, including voice, noise, or musical tones.
2.
voiceboth
Specifically referring to the sound produced by humans or animals.
3.
loud noise, clamorboth
A strong, often disruptive or overwhelming sound, such as a shout or uproar.
4.
fame, reputationclassical
The state of being widely known or talked about, whether positively or negatively.

الصوت: الجرس، معروف، مذكر — Sound: the bell, known, masculine

صَاتَverb

1.
to make a sound, to cry outboth
To produce a sound, often a loud one, like a cry or a shout.

صات يصوت صوتا — He made a sound, he cried out with a sound

صَوَّتَverb

1.
to make a sound, to call outboth
To produce a sound, especially a vocal one, or to call out to someone.
2.
to make a musical instrument soundclassical
To cause a musical instrument, like a bow, to produce sound.

صوت به: كله نادى — He called out with it: all of them called out

أصات القوس: جعلها تصوت — He made the bow sound: he made it produce sound

صِيَاتnoun

1.
loud cry, shoutclassical
A strong, vocal utterance, often indicating distress or alarm.

وأصات، وصوت به: كله نادى — And a loud cry, and he called out with it: all of them called out

تَصْوِيتnoun

1.
calling out, vocalizationboth
The act of making a sound or calling out to someone.

ويقال: صوت يصوت تصويتا، فهو مصوت، وذلك إذا صوت بإنسان فدعاه — And it is said: he made a sound, he called out with a vocalization, so he is one who calls out, and that is when he called out to a person and summoned him

مُصَوِّتadjective

1.
one who calls outboth
Someone who is making a sound or calling out to another person.

فهو مصوت، وذلك إذا صوت بإنسان فدعاه — So he is one who calls out, and that is when he called out to a person and summoned him

صَائتadjective

1.
crying out, shoutingboth
One who is making a loud vocal sound, a crier or shouter.
2.
loud-voicedclassical
Having a strong or loud voice.

صات يصوت صوتا، فهو صائت، معناه صائح — He made a sound, he cried out with a sound, so he is a crier, meaning a shouter

ابن السكين: الصوت صوت الإنسان وغيره. والصائت: الصائح — Ibn al-Sikkin: Sound is the sound of humans and others. And the crier: the shouter

أَصَاتَverb

1.
to make known, to publicizeclassical
To bring something to public attention, often something undesirable.

أصات الرجل بالرجل إذا شهره بأمر لا يشتهيه — A man publicized another man when he made him known for something he disliked

انْصَاتَverb

1.
to become famous, to be publicizedclassical
To gain widespread recognition or notoriety.
2.
to become straight, to stand uprightclassical
To regain an upright posture, often after bending or stooping, metaphorically regaining youth or vigor.
3.
to respond, to obeyclassical
To answer a call or comply with a request.

انصات الزمان به انصياتا إذا اشتهر — Time made it famous with him, with a fame, if it became known

انصات للأمر إذا استقام — He became straight for the matter if it was right

دعي فانصات أي أجاب وأقبل — He was called and he responded, meaning he answered and accepted

انْصِيَاتnoun

1.
fame, notorietyclassical
The state of being widely known or talked about.
2.
straightening, becoming uprightclassical
The act of becoming straight or standing upright.

انصات الزمان به انصياتا إذا اشتهر — Time made it famous with him, with a fame, if it became known

الصَّيْتnoun

1.
fame, good reputationboth
A widely known and positive reputation that spreads among people.
2.
mention, renownboth
The state of being mentioned or known, a form of recognition.

والصيت: الذكر؛ يقال: ذهب صيته في الناس أي ذكره — And al-sayt: the mention; it is said: his mention went among the people, meaning his renown

وفي الحديث: ما من عبد إلا له صيت في السماء أي ذكر وشهرة وعرفان — And in the hadith: There is no servant but he has a renown in the sky, meaning mention, fame, and recognition

صَيِّتadjective

1.
loud-voiced, strong-voicedboth
Having a powerful or high-pitched voice.
2.
famous, renownedclassical
Widely known and recognized.

وفي الحديث: كان العباس رجلا صيتا أي شديد الصوت، عاليه — And in the hadith: Al-Abbas was a loud-voiced man, meaning of strong, high voice

يقال: هو صيت وصائت، كميت ومائت، وأصله الواو، وبناؤه فيعل، فقلب وأدغم — It is said: he is sayyit and sa'it, like mayyit and ma'it, and its origin is waw, and its structure is fay'il, so it was changed and assimilated

صَاتّadjective

1.
loud-voiced, strong-voicedclassical
Possessing a loud or powerful voice.

ورجل صيت وصات؛ وحمار صات: شديد الصوت — And a man who is sayyit and satt; and a donkey that is satt: loud-voiced

الصَّيْتَةnoun

1.
fame, reputationclassical
A form of renown or public recognition, similar to 'صيت'.

والصيتة، بالهاء: مثل الصيت — And al-saytah, with the ha': like al-sayt

مَنْصَاتadjective

1.
straight of stature, well-proportionedclassical
Having an upright and well-formed physique.

والمنصات: القويم القامة — And al-mansat: the one who is straight of stature

أصواتnoun

1.
soundsboth
The plural of 'صوت', referring to multiple audible phenomena.
2.
voicesboth
The plural of 'صوت', referring to multiple vocal utterances.

والجمع أصوات — And the plural is aswat

وقوله عز وجل: واستفزز من استطعت منهم بصوتك ؛ قيل: بأصوات الغناء والمزامير — And His saying, the Almighty: 'And beguile whomever you can among them with your voice'; it was said: with the sounds of singing and flutes

Parallel reading

يا أيها الراكب المزجي مطيته، ... سائل بني أسد: ما هذه الصوت؟

O you who are urging your mount forward, ... ask the tribe of Asad: What is this sound/clamor?

فإنما أنثه، لأنه أراد به الضوضاء والجلبة، على معنى الصيحة، أو الاستغاثة؛

He feminized it because he intended by it noise and clamor, in the sense of a cry or a call for help;

وهذا قبيح من الضرورة، أعني تأنيث المذكر، لأنه خروج عن أصل إلى فرع،

And this is ugly out of necessity, meaning the feminization of the masculine, because it is a departure from the origin to a branch,

وإنما المستجاز من ذلك رد التأنيث إلى التذكير، لأن التذكير هو الأصل،

And what is permissible from that is returning the feminine to the masculine, because the masculine is the origin,

بدلالة أن الشيء مذكر، وهو يقع على المذكر والمؤنث، فعلم بهذا عموم التذكير، وأنه هو الأصل الذي لا ينكر؛

By the indication that a thing is masculine, and it applies to the masculine and the feminine, so by this is known the generality of the masculine, and that it is the undeniable origin;

إذا بعض السنين تعرقتنا، ... كفى الأيتام فقد أبي اليتيم

If some of the years have afflicted us, ... it is enough for the orphans to have lost their father.

وهذا أسهل من تأنيث الصوت، لأن بعض السنين: سنة، وهي مؤنثة، وهي من لفظ السنين، وليس الصوت بعض الاستغاثة، ولا من لفظها،

And this is easier than feminizing 'sound', because 'some of the years' is 'a year', and it is feminine, and it is from the word 'years', and 'sound' is not 'some of the help', nor from its wording,

وقد صات يصوت ويصات صوتا، وأصات، وصوت به: كله نادى.

And he made a sound, he cried out with a sound, and a loud cry, and he called out with it: all of them meant to call out.

ويقال: صوت يصوت تصويتا، فهو مصوت، وذلك إذا صوت بإنسان فدعاه.

And it is said: he made a sound, he called out with a vocalization, so he is one who calls out, and that is when he called out to a person and summoned him.

ويقال: صات يصوت صوتا، فهو صائت، معناه صائح.

And it is said: he made a sound, he cried out with a sound, so he is a crier, meaning a shouter.

ابن السكين: الصوت صوت الإنسان وغيره. والصائت: الصائح.

Ibn al-Sikkin: Sound is the sound of humans and others. And the crier: the shouter.

أصات الرجل بالرجل إذا شهره بأمر لا يشتهيه.

A man publicized another man when he made him known for something he disliked.

انصات الزمان به انصياتا إذا اشتهر.

Time made it famous with him, with a fame, if it became known.

فصل ما بين الحلال والحرام الصوت والدف ؛ يريد إعلان النكاح.

The distinction between lawful and unlawful is the sound (of celebration) and the drum; meaning the announcement of marriage.

وفي الحديث: أنهم كانوا يكرهون الصوت عند القتال ؛ هو أن ينادي بعضهم بعضا، أو يفعل أحدهم فعلا له أثر، فيصيح ويعرف بنفسه على طريق الفخر والعجب.

And in the hadith: They used to dislike shouting during combat; it is when some of them call out to others, or one of them does an action that has an effect, so he shouts and identifies himself out of pride and admiration.

وفي الحديث: كان العباس رجلا صيتا أي شديد الصوت، عاليه؛

And in the hadith: Al-Abbas was a loud-voiced man, meaning of strong, high voice;

يقال: هو صيت وصائت، كميت ومائت، وأصله الواو، وبناؤه فيعل، فقلب وأدغم؛

It is said: he is sayyit and sa'it, like mayyit and ma'it, and its origin is waw, and its structure is fay'il, so it was changed and assimilated;

ورجل صيت وصات؛ وحمار صات: شديد الصوت.

And a man who is sayyit and satt; and a donkey that is satt: loud-voiced.

كأنني فوق أقب سهوق ... جأب، إذا عشر، صات الإرنان

As if I am upon a swift, tall camel... a young camel, when it bellows, its cry is loud.

أسمع صوتا وأرى فوتا أي أسمع صوتا ولا أرى فعلا.

I hear a sound and see a miss, meaning I hear a sound but see no action.

وكل ضرب من الغناء صوت، والجمع الأصوات.

And every type of singing is a sound, and the plural is aswat.

واستفزز من استطعت منهم بصوتك ؛ قيل: بأصوات الغناء والمزامير.

And beguile whomever you can among them with your voice; it was said: with the sounds of singing and flutes.

أصات القوس: جعلها تصوت.

He made the bow sound: he made it produce sound.

والصيت: الذكر؛ يقال: ذهب صيته في الناس أي ذكره.

And al-sayt: the mention; it is said: his mention went among the people, meaning his renown.

والصيت والصات: الذكر الحسن.

And al-sayt and al-satt: the good mention.

الصيت الذكر الجميل الذي ينتشر في الناس، دون القبيح.

Al-sayt is the beautiful mention that spreads among people, not the ugly one.

يقال: ذهب صيته في الناس، وأصله من الواو، وإنما انقلبت ياء لانكسار ما قبلها، كما قالوا: ريح من الروح، كأنهم بنوه على فعل، بكسر الفاء، للفرق بين الصوت المسموع، وبين الذكر المعلوم،

It is said: his renown spread among the people, and its origin is from waw, and it turned into ya because of the kasra before it, just as they said: 'rayh' from 'ruh', as if they built it on 'fa'il', with a kasra on the fa, to differentiate between the audible sound and the known mention,

وربما قالوا: انتشر صوته في الناس، بمعنى الصيت.

And sometimes they say: his sound spread among the people, meaning his renown.

والصوت لغة في الصيت.

And 'al-sawt' is a dialectal variant of 'al-sayt'.

ما من عبد إلا له صيت في السماء أي ذكر وشهرة وعرفان؛ قال: ويكون في الخير والشر.

There is no servant but he has a renown in the sky, meaning mention, fame, and recognition; he said: and it can be in good and evil.

والصيتة، بالهاء: مثل الصيت؛

And al-saytah, with the ha': like al-sayt;

وكم مشتر من ماله حسن صيتة ... لآبائه، في كل مبدى ومحضر

And how many a man who buys with his wealth a good reputation... for his ancestors, in every beginning and gathering.

وانصات للأمر إذا استقام.

And he became straight for the matter if it was right.

وقولهم: دعي فانصات أي أجاب وأقبل، وهو انفعل من الصوت.

And their saying: he was called and he responded, meaning he answered and accepted, and it is an inf'ala form from 'sawt'.

والمنصات: القويم القامة.

And al-mansat: the one who is straight of stature.

وقد انصات الرجل إذا استوت قامته بعد انحناء، كأنه اقتبل شبابه؛

And a man has become straight if his stature became even after bending, as if he regained his youth;

ونصر بن دهمان الهنيدة عاشها ... وتسعين حولا، ثم قوم فانصاتا

And Nasr bin Dahman al-Hunaydah lived... ninety years, then he straightened up and became upright.

وعاد سواد الرأس بعد ابيضاضه، ... وراجعه شرخ الشباب الذي فاتا

And the blackness of the head returned after its whiteness, ... and the prime of youth that had passed returned to him.

وراجع أيدا، بعد ضعف وقوة، ... ولكنه، من بعد ذا كله، ماتا

And he regained strength, after weakness and power, ... but he, after all that, died.