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صه

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the imperative of silence or quietness. It is used as a command to stop speaking or to be still. The entry also touches upon grammatical nuances related to its usage, particularly concerning the addition of nunation.

Derived headwords

صَهْparticle
  1. 1.
    built on sukoon, it is a noun for the imperative verb and its meaning is 'be silent'both

    built on sukoon, it is a noun for the imperative verb and its meaning is 'be silent'

صَهْ صَهْparticle
  1. 1.
    Hush, hush!classical

    A repeated form of the imperative 'صهْ', used for emphasis to strongly command silence.

Parallel reading

وهو اسم سمي به الفعل
It is a noun that has been named after the verb.
ومعناه اسكت
And its meaning is 'be silent'.
تقول للرجل إذا أسكته: صه
You say to a man when you silence him: 'صه'.
فإن وصلت نونت فقلت: صه صه
And if you connect it (with another word), you add nunation and say: 'صه صه'.
فإن قلت صه يا رجل بالتنوين فإنما تريد الفرق بين التعريف والتنكير
And if you say 'صه يا رجل' with nunation, you only intend to differentiate between definiteness and indefiniteness.
لان التنوين تنكير
Because nunation signifies indefiniteness.