تنصت

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تنصت^¹

/ta.nasˤ.sˤa.ta/

verb تَنَصَّتَ · tanaṣṣata · يَتَنَصَّتُ · تَنَصُّت · مُتَنَصِّت

to try to hear
to eavesdrop, to listen secretly
to wiretap

Similar: تَسَمَّعَ

تنصت^²

/ta.nasˤ.sˤut/

noun تَنَصُّت · tanaṣṣut · التَّنَصُّت · تَنَصُّتٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of تَنَصَّتَ (tanaṣṣata) (form V)
eavesdropping
wiretapping

Similar: تَسَمُّع

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verb

Similar: تَسَمَّعَ

noun

Similar: تَسَمُّع

In English

tap to break into or open up (a thing) so as to obtain something — see also exploit,
eavesdrop to hear a conversation one is not intended to hear
eavesdropping listening secretly to the private conversations of others

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {تنصت},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%AA},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}