What does Al-ṣwt mean?

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Discover the meaning of the term Al-ṣwt (صوت) in Islamic vocabulary.

Definition Al-ṣwt

Al-ṣwt according to Kitab at-Ta'rifat (Al-Jurjani)

A quality existing in the air which carries it to the ear canal.

Al-ṣwt according to Dustur al-'Ulama (Al-Ahmadnagari)

Air undulated by the collision of two bodies, and it was said: a quality existing in the air which carries it to the ear canal.

Al-ṣwt according to At-Tawqif (Al-Munawi)

A quality existing in the air which carries it to the ear canal. Al-Raghib said (Al-Mufradat, p. 288): the air compressed by the impact of two bodies,

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