وَإِذَا قُرِئَ ٱلْقُرْءَانُ فَٱسْتَمِعُوا۟ لَهُۥ وَأَنصِتُوا۟ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ
Quran glossary · draft
أَنصِتُوا
be silent
To remain silent while listening attentively to recitation.
Lexical scope
Scope: curated segment set · Occurrences: 2
Roots: نصت
Lemmas: أنصت
Forms: أَنصِتُ
Occurrence examples (2 of 2)
Scoped occurrences shown in Quran order: 2.
وَإِذْ صَرَفْنَآ إِلَيْكَ نَفَرًا مِّنَ ٱلْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُونَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ فَلَمَّا حَضَرُوهُ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنصِتُوا۟ فَلَمَّا قُضِىَ وَلَّوْا۟ إِلَىٰ قَوْمِهِم مُّنذِرِينَ
Why this meaning was chosen
Both family occurrences were reviewed on one page. Each is the form-IV plural imperative أَنصِتُوا in a Quran-recitation setting, commanding an audience to cease speaking and attend.