تَعَاتَىacted insolently

Example sentences

• وقسر بقهره من تكبر وتعاتى،

  And He subdued by His might those who acted arrogantly and insolently,

  وَتَعَاتَى — and he acted insolently. The 'and' joins a second describing verb and keeps it under the same 'whoever', so it shares that subject. The past-tense reflexive verb means 'acted insolently', adding a second trait to the proud person, both of which provoked his being subdued.

  From: Death and Decree →

• ما تأتي عبرة مثل أن أباك وأمك ماتا،

  No lesson strikes home like the fact that your father and your mother have died.

  تعاتى — and contumacious. A connector plus a form meaning 'and were defiant', adding a second trait to the arrogant. The 'and' pairs it with the prior descriptor, extending the description of the subdued group.

  From: God's Sovereignty in Creation →