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انصات

Root: صوت

Form: 7

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انصاتVII [The age resounded with the mention of him; meaning] he became famous, or celebrated.
2 And انصات He answered, and came, being called: of the measure اِنْفَعَلَ from الصَّوْتُ.
3 And He became straight in stature after having been bent; 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, when, in answer to a prayer of his people, his youthful vigour returned to him and his hair became again black.
4 Also He went away hiding himself.
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