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نصت

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of being silent, listening attentively, and causing others to be silent. It also extends to inclining towards something or seeking to hear.

Derived headwords

نَصَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to be silentboth

    To cease speaking and remain quiet.

  2. 2.
    to listen attentivelyboth

    To pay close attention and listen to what is being said.

يَنْصِتُverb
  1. 1.
    he listensboth

    Present tense verb form indicating the act of listening attentively.

أَنْصَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to listen attentivelyboth

    To listen with full attention, often implying a deeper engagement than simple hearing.

  2. 2.
    to be silentboth

    To refrain from speaking.

انْتَصَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to listen attentivelyboth

    To listen with great concentration and focus.

النَّصْتَةnoun
  1. 1.
    silenceboth

    The state of being silent; quietness.

  2. 2.
    attentive listeningboth

    The act of listening with full attention.

أَنْصَتَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to make silentboth

    To cause someone or something to become silent.

  2. 2.
    to listen to himboth

    To listen to someone's speech or conversation.

أَنْصَتَ لَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to listen to himboth

    To pay attention to what someone is saying.

أَنْصَتَ لِلْحَدِيثِverb
  1. 1.
    to listen to the talkboth

    To listen attentively to a conversation or speech.

أَنْصَتَ لِلَّهْوِverb
  1. 1.
    to incline towards amusementclassical

    To be drawn towards or pay attention to entertainment or diversion.

اسْتَنْصَتَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to ask to be silentclassical

    To request that someone cease speaking.

  2. 2.
    to ask to listenclassical

    To request that someone listen attentively.

Parallel reading

نصت ينصت
He was silent, he listens.
وأنصت وانتصت
And he listened attentively and he listened attentively.
سكت
He was silent.
والاسم: النصتة، بالضم
And the noun is: al-Natsatah, with dammah.
وأنصته، و له: سكت
And he made him silent, and for him: he was silent.
واستمع لحديثه
And he listened to his speech.
وأنصته: أسكته
And he made him silent: he silenced him.
و للهو: مال
And towards amusement: he inclined.
واستنصته: طلب أن ينصت
And he asked him to be silent: he requested that he be silent.