הושתק

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
שׁ־ת־ק (sh-t-q)

Passive of הִשְׁתּיק (hishtík), from the root שׁ־ת־ק (sh-t-k).

Verb

הושתק / הֻשְׁתַּק (hushták) (huf'al construction, active counterpart הִשְׁתִּיק)

  1. (of a person) To be silenced.
  2. (of a piece of sound equipment) To be silenced, muted.
    • 2020 October 20, דני מולכו (Danny Moljo), “מיקרופונים יושתקו בעימות הנשיאותי האחרון; טראמפ: ‘לא הוגן’” (mikrofónim yushtakú ba'imút han'si'utí ha'akharón; trámp: “ló hogén”, “Microphones will be muted in the last presidential debate; Trump: ‘not fair’”), Channel 13 News.

Conjugation