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صَمْت
silence /ˈsˤamt/
nounB1#1886 most common
Also: quiet, muteness, the act of keeping quiet
Example sentences
أُحِبُّ الصَّمْتَ.
I love silence.
الصَّمْتُ فِي الغُرْفَةِ جَمِيلٌ.
The silence in the room is beautiful.
فَضَّلَ الصَّمْتَ عَلَى الكَلامِ.
He preferred silence to speech.
سَادَ صَمْتٌ طَوِيلٌ بَعْدَ سُؤَالِهَا.
A long silence fell after her question.
كَانَ صَمْتُهُ أَبْلَغَ مِنْ أَلْفِ كَلِمَةٍ.
His silence was more eloquent than a thousand words.
لاذَ بِالصَّمْتِ إِزَاءَ الاتِّهَامَاتِ، وَكَأَنَّهُ يَعْتَرِفُ ضِمْنًا بِخَطَئِهِ.
He took refuge in silence in the face of the accusations, as if implicitly admitting his fault.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | صَمْتٌ | أَصْمَاتٌ |
| Genitive | صَمْتٍ | أَصْمَاتٍ |
| Accusative | صَمْتًا | أَصْمَاتًا |
| Vocative | يَا صَمْتُ | يَا أَصْمَاتُ |
Word family
صَمَتَto be silent, to fall silent
صَامِتsilent, mute
أَصْمَتَto silence, to make quiet
صُمُوتhabitual silence, taciturnity
Etymology
The word derives from the Arabic triliteral root ṣ-m-t, which carries the sense of being still and holding one's tongue. The verb ṣamata means to fall silent or to say nothing. The noun ṣamt names the state or act itself.
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