1 نَصَتَ  , aor. نَصِبَ , (L, K,) inf. n. نَصْتٌ; (L;) and ↓ انصت , inf. n. إِِنْصَاتٌ, (S, L, K) which latter is the more approved; (L;) and ↓ انتصت ; (L, K;) He was silent: (L, K:) or he was silent and listened: (S:) or he was silent to listen: (L:) or he was silent as one listening: (Er-Rághib:) or he listened: (Msb:) or انتصب signifies he stood, or paused, listening. (Msb.) ― -b2- ↓ أَنْصَتَهُ , and انصت لَهُ, (S, K,) and إِِلَيْهِ, (Z,) and نَصَتَ لَهُ, (L,) He was silent, and listened to his speech. (S, K, &c.) 4 انصتهُ  He made him silent; silenced him. (Sh, K.) ― -b2- انصتهُ عَنِّى He made him to be silent, [and to abstain] from [speaking of, or to,] me. (As.) ― -b3- See 1. -A2- انصت لِلَّهْوِ He inclined to play, or sport. (IAar, K.) 8 إِِنْتَصَبَ see 1. 10 استنصتةُ  He asked him, or desired him, to be silent: (K:) or, to be silent and to listen to him. (TA.) نُصْتَةٌ  Silence: [or silence and listening, &c.] (K.)  Credit: Lane Lexicon