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silence in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ṣamt
- Arabizi
samt- Type
- noun · masculine
- Root
- ص م ت
How to use it
"Silence" is صَمت (ṣamt), a masculine noun meaning the lack of noise. It can be used literally (no sound) or figuratively (absence of comment).
Example sentences
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سادَ الصَّمتُ فِي الغُرْفَةِ بَعْدَ النِّقاشِ.
sāda al‑ṣamt fī al‑ghurfati baʿda al‑niqāsh.
Silence filled the room after the discussion.
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يُحِبُّ البَحْرُ صَمْتَ الأَمْوَاجِ.
yuḥibbu al‑baḥru ṣamt al‑amwāj.
The sea loves the silence of the waves.
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الصَّمتُ أحيانًا أَفضَلُ مِنَ الكَلامِ.
al‑ṣamt aḥyānan afḍalu mina al‑kalam.
Silence is sometimes better than speech.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Funk is silence.
الحزن هو السكوت.
Silence, you fool!
اسكت يا غبي!
Silence is a crime
الصمت جريمة
I kept my silence.
لجأت للصمت.
Silence gives consent.
السكوت علامة عن الرضا.
Rhythm is half silence.
ان السجع نصف الصمت
Sami waited in silence.
اتظر سامي في صمت.
Minutes of silence pass.
تمرُّ دقائق من الصمت.
Silence vs. citizen voices
الصمت مقابل أصوات الشعب
No silence could be detected
تعذّر اكتشاف أي صمت
Split track for each silence
تقطيع المقطوعة عند كل صمت
A prolonged silence followed.
حدث بعده سكون طويل.
Questions and answers
Can "silence" be a verb?
The verb form is صَمَتَ (ṣamata), meaning to become silent.
Is there a colloquial term?
In many dialects people say هدوء أو سكون.
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