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نصت

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of listening attentively and remaining silent to hear what is being said. It emphasizes focused auditory reception and the cessation of one's own speech to allow another to speak.

Derived headwords

أَنْصَتَverb
  1. 1.
    to listen attentivelyboth

    To cease speaking and listen carefully to someone or something. This implies a deliberate act of paying attention.

  2. 2.
    to be silentboth

    To refrain from speaking, often in order to listen.

أنصتوه — listen to him
أنصتوا له — listen to him
إنصاتnoun
  1. 1.
    attentive listeningboth

    The act of listening attentively and with silence to what is being said.

  2. 2.
    silenceboth

    The state of being silent, especially for the purpose of listening.

Parallel reading

الإنصات (2) : السكوت والاستماع للحديث
Attentive listening: silence and listening to speech.
تقول: أنصتوه وأنصتوا له.
You say: 'Ansatuhu' (listen to him) and 'Ansatū lahu' (listen to him).
إذا قالت حذام فأنصتوها
If Hudham speaks, then listen to her.
فإن القول ما قالت حذام
For the saying is what Hudham said.