نصت

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of being silent, especially with the intention of listening or paying attention. It extends to meanings of ceasing to speak, being quieted, and even seeking silence from others. Some usages also touch upon attentiveness and heeding advice.

Derived headwords

نَصَتَverb

1.
to listen attentivelyboth
To be silent and pay close attention to what is being said, implying a focused listening.
2.
to be silentboth
To cease speaking or making noise.

أَنْصَتَverb

1.
to listen attentivelyboth
To be silent and listen with full attention, often in response to a command or request.
2.
to be silentboth
To become quiet or cease speaking.
3.
to quiet someoneclassical
To cause someone else to become silent or cease speaking.
4.
to incline towardsclassical
To be inclined towards something, such as amusement or play.

إنْصَاتnoun

1.
attentive silenceboth
The act of being silent and listening attentively, especially to speech or recitation.
2.
silenceboth
The state of being quiet or not speaking.

انْتَصَتَverb

1.
to be silentboth
To become silent, to cease speaking.
2.
to listen attentivelyclassical
To listen with focused silence.

نَصْتَةnoun

1.
attentive silenceclassical
The state of being silent and attentive, often in a formal or respectful manner.

نَصْتًاnoun

1.
attentive silenceclassical
A state of deep, attentive silence.

اسْتَنْصَتَverb

1.
to ask to be silentclassical
To request or demand that someone be silent and listen.

Parallel reading

الرجل (ينصت) بالكسر

The man listens attentively (with kasra).

وأنصت إنصاتا، وهي أعلى

And he listened attentively, and this is the highest form.

وانتصت: سكت

And 'antasata' means: to be silent.

أنصت ينصت إنصاتا، إذا سكت سكوت مستمع

'Anṣata' listens attentively, meaning he was silent with the silence of one listening.

وقد نصت

And he was silent.

يخافتن بعض المضغ من خشية الردى وينصتن للسمع انتصات القناقن

They whisper some of their chewing for fear of destruction and listen attentively like the quails.

وإذا قرىء القرءان فاستمعوا له وأنصتوا

And when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and be silent.

لك عللي حق النصتة

You have upon me the right of attentive silence.

وأنصته، و أنصت له إذا سكت له

And 'anṣatahu' and 'anṣata lahu' if he was silent for him.

و الإنصات هو السكوت والاستماع للحديث

And 'al-inṣāt' is silence and listening to speech.

إذا قالت حذام فأنصتوها

If Hizam speaks, then listen to her.

وأنصت غيره، إذا أسكته

And 'anṣata' someone else, if he silenced him.

صه أنصتونا بالتجاوز واسمعوا

Hush, be silent for us with forbearance and listen.

فأنصت عني بعده كل قائل

So every speaker was silenced from me after him.

وأنصت ولم يلغ

And he was silent and did not engage in idle talk.

أنصتوني أنصتوني

Silence me! Silence me!

استنصته، إذا طلب أن ينصت له

'Istansatahu', if he asked him to be silent for him.