# Nun-Sad-Te — نصت (nSt)

> Occurs in 2 verses of the Quran.

- **Source:** https://quran.so/root/nSt

- **Meaning:** To keep quiet/silent
- **Derived forms:** أَنصِتُ (2)

## Verses containing this root

### 7. Surah Al-A'raf, Verse 204

- **Form in this verse:** وَأَنصِتُوا۟ — wa-anṣitū · "and pay attention"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood

وَاِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْاٰنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَاَنْصِتُوا لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ

Wa-itha quri-a alqur-anu fastamiAAoolahu waansitoo laAAallakum turhamoon

And when the Qur’an is recited: heed it and listen attentively, that you might obtain mercy.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-araf/verse-204.md_

### 46. Surah Al-Ahqaf, Verse 29

- **Form in this verse:** أَنصِتُوا۟ ۖ — anṣitū · "Listen quietly"
  - **Grammar:** verb · pattern of if'al · 2nd person, masculine, plural · imperative mood

وَاِذْ صَرَفْنَٓا اِلَيْكَ نَفَراً مِنَ الْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقُرْاٰنَۚ  فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ قَالُٓوا اَنْصِتُواۚ فَلَمَّا قُضِيَ وَلَّوْا اِلٰى قَوْمِهِمْ مُنْذِر۪ينَ

Wa-ith sarafna ilaykanafaran mina aljinni yastamiAAoona alqur-ana falammahadaroohu qaloo ansitoo falammaqudiya wallaw ila qawmihim munthireen

And when We turned towards thee a band of the domini, listening in to the Qur’an, and when they were in its presence they said: “Listen attentively”; then, when it was concluded, they turned back to their people, warning.

_https://quran.so/surah-al-ahqaf/verse-29.md_

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