امتنع

Arabic

Etymology

From the root م ن ع (m-n-ʿ).

Verb

اِمْتَنَعَ (imtanaʿa) VIII, non-past يَمْتَنِعُ‎ (yamtaniʿu)

  1. (constructed with عَن (ʿan)) to abstain, to refrain from something, or to withhold oneself from someone
  2. (constructed with عَلَى (ʿalā)) to keep aloof from something
  3. (constructed with عَلَى (ʿalā)) to be excluded or impossible for someone

Conjugation

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