صوت

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Form 1صَاتَ1 sense

maṣdarصَوْتٌmuḍāriʿيَصُوتُ

Core sense — it sounded; he raised his voice, he cried out, he shoutedgenerated

1.1it sounded, it made a sound; he raised his voice, he cried out, he shouted—صوّت

Muḍāriʿ يَصُوتُ and يَصَاتُ; said of a thing [and of a man and of any animal].

Maṣdar تَصْوِيتٌ; said of a man [and of any animal, etc.].

it sounded, it made a sound; he cried out, he shouted—اصاب

making lamentation—صَوْتٌ

he called him, he hailed him, he shouted to him—صوّت بِهِ

[they used to dislike blustering on the occasion of combat, or fight]—كَانُوا يَكْرَهُونَ الصَّوْتَ عِنْدَ القِتَالِ

Maṣdar as above.

In a tradition; meaning one's calling out to another, or doing a deed to be mentioned in later times, and shouting, and making oneself known in a boasting and self-satisfied manner. [See also صَوْتٌ below.]

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, aor. يَصُوتُ (S, M, O, K) and يَصَاتُ , (M, O, K,) inf. n. صَوْتٌ , (S, M,) said of a thing (S, O) [and of a man and of any animal]; and صوّت , (S, M, O, K,) inf. n. تَصْوِيتٌ , said of a man (S) [and of any animal &c.]; and اصاب ; (M, K;) It sounded; it, or he, made, produced, emitted, sent forth, or uttered, a sound, noise, voice, or cry; (PS and KL in explanation of the first, and MA and KL in explanation of the second;) he raised his voice, voiced, called or called out, cried or cried out, shouted, clamoured, exclaimed, or vociferated: (M, K:) صَوْتٌ signifies also the making lamentation: (KL:) and صوّت بِهِ , (M, TA,) inf. n. as above, (TA,) he called, hailed, or summoned, him; called out, cried out, or shouted, to him. (M, * TA.) It is said in a trad., كَانُوا يَكْرَهُونَ الصَّوْتَ عِنْدَ القِتَالِ [They used to dislike blustering on the occasion of combat, or fight]: meaning one's calling to another, or doing a deed to be mentioned in after times, and shouting, and making oneself known in a boasting and self-conceited manner. (TA.) [See also صَوْتٌ below.]

Form 2صَوَّتَ2 senses

Core sense — it sounded; he raised his voice, he cried outgenerated

2.1

See form 1, in two places.

2.2

See also form 4, likewise in two places.

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see above, in two places: and see also 4, likewise in two places.

Form 4أَصْوَتَ4 senses · 2 main

Core sense — it sounded; he became famous; he made a thing give out a soundgenerated

4.1

See form 1.

4.1.1he became famous—اصات

He became possessed of صِيت [or fame, etc.].

4.2he made the bow sound [or twang]—اصات القَوْسَ

It is also transitive.

he made the kind of resin give out a sound, or sounds—صوّت العِلْكَ

صوّت is likewise transitive, as in the following phrase.

The resin meant is عِلْك; the phrase is given under أَنْقَضَ.

4.2.1he made the man notorious by something he did not want—اصات بِالرَّجُلِ

It is also transitive by means of بِ.

In like manner صوّت; see جَرَّسَ. Ibn-Buzurj.

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see 1. اصات signifies also He became possessed of صِيت [or fame, &c.; i. e. he became famous]. (O.) [It is also trans.; as in the phrase] اصات القَوْسَ He made the bow to sound [or twang]: (M, TA:) [and so is صوّت ; as in the phrase] صوّت العِلْكَ [He caused the kind of resin called عِلْك to make a sound, or sounds]. (K voce أَنْقَضَ .) [And it is trans. by means af بِ ; as in the phrase] اصات بِالرَّجُلِ [and in like manner صوّت (see جَرَّسَ )] He rendered the man notorious by a thing that he did not desire. (Ibn-Buzurj, TA.)

Form 7انصات بِهِ الزَّمَانُ4 senses · 1 main

Core sense — he became famous; he answered and came when called; he became straight againgenerated

7.1

[The age resounded with the mention of him; meaning] he became famous, or celebrated.

7.1.1he answered and came, being called—انصات

Of the measure اِنْفَعَلَ, from الصَّوْتُ.

7.1.2

He became straight in stature after having been bent, as though his youthful vigour had returned to him.

In one of my copies, and elsewhere, اِقْتَبَلَ شَبَابُهُ is put for أَقْبَلَ شبابه; or the right explanation is, as though he conformed with a prayer that his youthful vigour might be restored to him.

It is said by a poet of Naṣr Ibn-Duhmán, after he had lived a hundred and ninety years, when, in answer to a prayer of his people, his youthful vigour returned to him and his hair became black again.

7.1.3

He went away hiding himself.

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[The age resounded with the mention of him; meaning] he became famous, or celebrated. (K.) And انصات He answered, and came, (S, O, K,) being called: of the measure اِنْفَعَلَ from الصَّوْتُ . (S, O.) And He became straight in stature after having been bent; (S, O, K;) as though his youthful vigour returned to him; (S, O; [in one of my copies of the former of which, and in the TA, اِقْتَبَلَ شَبَابُهُ is put for أَقْبَلَ شبابه ; or the right explanation is, as though he conformed with a prayer that his youthful vigour might be restored to him; for] it is said, by a poet, of Nasr Ibn-Duhmán, after he had lived a hundred and ninety years, (S, O,) when, in answer to a prayer of his people, his youthful vigour returned to him and his hair became again black. (O.) Also He went away hiding himself. (K.)

Derived nouns 10

Nounصَاتٌ2 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a sound, a voice; loud of voicegenerated

See صِيتٌ.

1.1

See also صَيِّتٌ, in two places.

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: see صِيتٌ : and see also صَيِّتٌ , in two places.

Nounصَوْتٌ3 senses · 1 main

Core sense — a sound, a noise, a voice, a cry; a songgenerated

1I hear a sound, or voice, but I see no deed—أَسْمَعُ صَوْتًا وَأَرَى فَوْتًا

A maṣdar (see form 1), and also a simple noun: a sound, a noise, a voice, a cry, a shout, an exclamation; of a human being and of other things. Conventionally, the sound of speech. [Also a tone, with regard to how high or low the voice is.] And any sort of singing: [and an air, or a song.] It is used also of a clamour, or confused mixture of sounds, and of a cry for aid or help.

The plural is أَصْوَاتٌ. It is masculine.

Ruweyshid Ibn-Ketheer Eṭ-Ṭāʾee says: [O you, the rider urging on his beast, ask the sons of Asad what this clamour is?]

shāhid

يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّاكِبُ المُزْجِى مَطِيَّتَهُسَايِلْ بَنِى أَسَدٍ مَا هٰذِهِ الصَّوْتُ

Here the poet made الصوت feminine because he meant by it الضَّوْضَآء, الجَلَبَة, and الاِسْتِغَاثَة; or he made it feminine as meaning الصَّيْحَة or الاِسْتِغَاثَة.

The Arabs often do this when two synonymous words are masculine and feminine: so they say أَقْبَلَتِ العِشَآءُ meaning العَشِيَّةُ, and هٰذَا العَشِيَّةُ meaning العِشَآءُ. But making a masculine noun feminine for this reason is bad, though the reverse is held to be allowable.

with the sounds of [your] singing, and musical pipes—بِصَوْتِكَ

In the Qurʾān 17:66.

Qur’ān 17:64 approximate — somewhere between 17:60 and 17:80 Lane cites “Kur xvii. 66”

Qur’ān 17:64 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root

وَٱسْتَفْزِزْ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتَ مِنْهُم بِصَوْتِكَ وَأَجْلِبْ عَلَيْهِم بِخَيْلِكَ وَرَجِلِكَ وَشَارِكْهُمْ فِى ٱلْأَمْوَٰلِ وَٱلْأَوْلَـٰدِ وَعِدْهُمْ ۚ وَمَا يَعِدُهُمُ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ إِلَّا غُرُورًا

"Lead to destruction those whom thou canst among them, with thy (seductive) voice; make assaults on them with thy cavalry and thy infantry; mutually share with them wealth and children; and make promises to them." But Satan promises them nothing but deceit.Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)

1.1a noun signifying a sound—اِسْمُ صَوْتٍ

Nouns of this kind fall into two classes: nouns used in addressing irrational beings, or those virtually in the same category, such as young infants; and onomatopoeias, nouns imitating sounds.

The first class has two kinds: exclamations used for chiding, such as هَلَا (to horses), عَدَسْ (to mules), and كِخْ كِخْ (to a young infant); and exclamations used for calling, such as جِىْء (to camels) and تُشَأْ (to an ass).

Of the other class are غَاقِ (imitating the cry of the crow), طَقْ (imitating the sound of falling stones), and قبْ (imitating the sound made by the fall of a sword), and the like.

Nouns signifying sounds are generally indeclinable, because, like certain particles, they neither govern nor are governed; but some of them are occasionally declinable [like other nouns]. From El-Ashmoonee's commentary on the Alfeeyeh of Ibn-Málik, section اسماء الافعال والاصوات.

1.2

See also the following entry, in four places.

Qur’ānic occurrences صَوْت 3 shown of 5

20:108

يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلدَّاعِىَ لَا عِوَجَ لَهُۥ ۖ وَخَشَعَتِ ٱلْأَصْوَاتُ لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِ فَلَا تَسْمَعُ إِلَّا هَمْسًا

On that Day will they follow the Caller (straight): no crookedness (can they show) him: all sounds shall humble themselves in the Presence of (Allah) Most Gracious: nothing shalt thou hear but the tramp of their feet (as they march).

31:19

وَٱقْصِدْ فِى مَشْيِكَ وَٱغْضُضْ مِن صَوْتِكَ ۚ إِنَّ أَنكَرَ ٱلْأَصْوَٰتِ لَصَوْتُ ٱلْحَمِيرِ

"And be moderate in thy pace, and lower thy voice; for the harshest of sounds without doubt is the braying of the ass."

49:3

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَغُضُّونَ أَصْوَٰتَهُمْ عِندَ رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱمْتَحَنَ ٱللَّهُ قُلُوبَهُمْ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ ۚ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ وَأَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ

Those that lower their voices in the presence of Allah's Messenger,- their hearts has Allah tested for piety: for them is Forgiveness and a great Reward.

Occurrences of this form in the Qur’ān, not Lane’s choice of verse. They show the word in use; they do not say which sense above applies. Where more occur than are shown, the shortest āyāt are chosen.

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[an inf. n. (see 1): and also a simple subst., signifying] A sound, (M, MA, TA, PS,) a noise, a voice, a cry, a shout, an exclamation, or a vociferation; (MA, PS;) of a human being and of other things: (ISk, TA:) conventionally, the sound of speech: (Msb:) [also a tone, considered with regard to the degree of elevation or depression of the voice:] and any sort of singing: (M, TA:) [and an air, or a song:] and it is used to signify a clamour, or confused noise, or mixture of sounds, (S,) and a cry for aid or succour: (S, M:) the pl. is أَصْوَاتٌ : (M, Msb, TA:) it is masc.: (S, * M, Msb, TA:) in the following verse, (S, M, Msb,) of Ruweyshid Ibn-Ketheer (S, M) Et-Tá-ee, (S,) 1 [O thou, the rider urging on his beast, ask the sons of Asad what is this clamour?], (S, M, Msb,) the poet has made الصوت fem. because meaning thereby. الضَّوْضَآء and الجَلَبَة and الاِسْتِغَاثَة , (S,) or he has made it fem. as meaning الصَّيْحَة , (M, Msb,) or الاِسْتِغَاثَة : (M:) the like is often done by the Arabs, when two words, masc. and fem., are syn.: thus they say, أَقْبَلَتِ العِشَآءُ , meaning العَشِيَّةُ ; and هٰذَا العَشِيَّةُ , meaning العِشَآءُ : (Msb:) but the making a masc. n. fem. for this reason is bad; though the reverse is held to be allowable. (M.) The Arabs say, أَسْمَعُ صَوْتًا وَأَرَى فَوْتًا , meaning I hear a sound, or voice, but I see not a deed. (TA.) بِصَوْتِكَ in the Kur xvii. 66 is said to mean With the sounds of [thy] singing, and musical pipes. (M, TA.) يَا أَيُّهَا الرَّاكِبُ المُزْجِى مَطِيَّتَهُ | سَايِلْ بَنِى أَسَدٍ مَا هٰذِهِ الصَّوْتُ اِسْمُ صَوْتٍ is a term applied to A noun significant of a sound: nouns of this kind being of two classes; namely, nouns applied to the purpose of addressing irrational beings, or what are virtually in the predicament of irrational beings, as young infants; and onomatopœias, or nouns imitative of sounds: the former class consists of two descriptions of words; namely, ejaculations used for the purpose of chiding, as هَلَا (to horses) and عَدَسْ (to mules) and كِخْ كِخْ (to a young infant); and ejaculations used for the purpose of calling, as جِىْء (to camels) and تُشَأْ (to an ass): of the other class are غَاقِ (imitative of the cry of the crow) and طَقْ (imitative of the sound produced by the falling of stones) and قبْ (imitative of the sound produced by the fall of a sword) &c.: nouns significant of sounds are generally indecl., because they resemble certain particles in neither governing nor being governed; but some of them are occasionally decl. [like other nouns]. (ElAshmoonee's Expos. of the Alfeeyeh of Ibn-Málik, section اسماء الافعال والاصوات .) See also the next paragraph, in four places.

Nounصِيتٌ3 senses · 2 main

Core sense — fame, report, repute, renown; a blacksmith's hammergenerated

1fame, report, repute, whether good or bad—صَوْتٌ

صَاتٌ and صِيتَةٌ have the same meaning. Some say the word means good fame, good report that spreads among the people, and not evil; it may often be rendered renown.

صِيتٌ is originally صِوْتٌ, the و being changed into ى because of the kesreh before it. It seems as though they made it of the measure فِعْلٌ to distinguish between the صَوْت that is heard and the fame that is known.

his fame, or good fame, spread among the people—اِنْتَشَرَ صَوْتُهُ فِى النَّاسِ

But sometimes they said this in the sense of صِيتُهُ.

he has fame, or good fame, among the people—لَهُ صَوْتٌ فِى النَّاسِ

Also صِيتٌ.

his fame, or good fame, went among them—ذَهَبَ صِيتُهُ فِيهِمْ

[there is no servant of God, that is, no man, but he has] a report by which he is known [in Heaven]—مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ إِلَّا لَهُ صِيتٌ فِى السَّمَآءِ

In a tradition; and it may be in respect of good and of evil.

[the distinction between the lawful (marriage) and the unlawful (fornication) is the report made in the one case, and the tambourine used in it]—فَصْلُ مَا بَيْنَ الحَلَالِ وَالحَرَامِ الصَّوْتُ وَالدَّفٌ

In another tradition; meaning the publication of the marriage, and the spreading of the report of it among the people.

2a blacksmith's hammer—صِيتٌ

2.1

An artificer, or handicraftsman, صَانِعٌ; or a goldsmith, صَائِغٌ.

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(S, M, A, Msb, K) and صَوْتٌ (S, M, A, K) and صَاتٌ (M, K) and صِيتَةٌ (K) Fame, report, repute, or reputation, whether good or evil: (TA:) or good fame, good report, good repute or reputation, (S, M, Msb, K,) that spreads (S) among the people; (S, Msb;) so some say; (TA;) not evil: (S:) [they may often be well rendered renown:] صِيتٌ is originally صِوْتٌ ; the و being changed into ى on account of the kesreh preceding it: it seems as though they made it to be of the measure فِعْلٌ to distinguish between the صَوْت that is heard and the fame &c. that is known: but sometimes they said, اِنْتَشَرَ صَوْتُهُ فِى النَّاسِ in the sense of صِيتُهُ [i. e. His fame &c., or good fame &c., spread among the people]: (S, TA:) and لَهُ صَوْتٌ فِى النَّاسِ and صِيتٌ [He has fame &c., or good fame &c., among the people]: and ذَهَبَ صِيتُهُ فِيهِمْ [His fame &c., or good fame &c., went among them]. (A.) It is said in a trad., مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ إِلَّا لَهُ صِيتٌ فِى السَّمَآءِ , meaning [There is no servant of God, i. e. no man, but he has] a report by which he is known [in Heaven]; and it may be in respect of good and evil. (TA.) And in another trad., فَصْلُ مَا بَيْنَ الحَلَالِ وَالحَرَامِ الصَّوْتُ وَالدَّفٌ [The distinction between the lawful (i. e. marriage) and the unlawful (i. e. fornication) is the report that is made in the case of the former, and the tambourine that is used in that case], meaning the publication of the marriage, and the going of the report thereof among the people. (TA.) صِيتٌ also signifies A blacksmith's hammer. (K, * TA.) And An artificer, or a handicraftsman; syn. صَانِعٌ : (K accord. to the TA:) or a goldsmith; syn. صَائِغٌ . (So in the CK and in my MS. copy of the K.)

Nounصِيتَةٌ1 sense

Core sense — fame, report, repute, renowngenerated

See the previous entry.

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: see the next preceding paragraph.

Nounصَائِتٌ1 sense

Core sense — sounding, raising his voice, crying out, shoutinggenerated

1sounding; raising his voice, calling out, crying out, shouting—صَيِّتٌ

Sounding; making or uttering a sound, noise, voice, or cry (see its verb, صات); raising his voice, calling out, crying out, shouting, exclaiming.

The two words are like مَائِتٌ and مَيِّتٌ, the latter originally صَيْوِتٌ.

But see the following entry; and see also مِصْوَاتٌ.

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[Sounding; making, producing, emitting, sending forth, or uttering, a sound, noise, voice, or cry; (see its verb, صات ;)] raising his voice, calling or calling out, crying or crying out, shouting, exclaiming, or vociferating; (S, Msb, TA;) as also صَيِّتٌ ; the two words being like مَائِتٌ and مَيِّتٌ ; the latter originally صَيْوِتٌ . (TA. [But see the next paragraph: and see also مِصْوَاتٌ .])

Nounصَيِّتٌ1 sense

Core sense — loud, strong of voicegenerated

1a loud, strong voice—صَوْتٌ صَيِّتٌ

Applied to a man; and صَاتٌ likewise, which is applied also to an ass. Both mean the same: loud, or strong, of voice.

رَجُلٌ صَاتٌ is like رَجُلٌ مَالٌ "a man having much property," رَجُلٌ نَالٌ "a man who gives much," and كَبْشٌ صَافٌ ["a ram having much wool"], and the like, all these adjectives being originally of the measure فَعِلٌ. Or صَاتٌ may be of the measure فَاعِلٌ, with the middle radical gone; or it may be [originally صَوِتٌ] of the measure فَعِلٌ.