تَأْبَى prevent in Arabic
تَأْبَى is how you say “prevent” in Arabic.
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Example sentence
فَإِنَّ كَمَالَ عِلْمِهِ وَقُدْرَتِهِ وَحِكْمَتِهِ تَأْبَى أَنْ يُقِرَّ مَنْ تَقَوَّلَ عَلَيْهِ وَافْتَرَى عَلَيْهِ وَأَضَلَّ عِبَادَهُ وَاسْتَبَاحَ دِمَاءَ مَنْ كَذَّبَهُ وَحَرِيمَهُمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ،
For His perfect knowledge, power, and wisdom refuse that He would approve of someone who fabricated against Him, misled His servants, justified the bloodshed of those who denied him, their sanctities, and their wealth.
تَأْبَى refuse
This is a present-tense verb 'it refuses', feminine-singular to agree with the feminine subject 'perfection'. Even though three attributes were listed, the verb agrees with the single head 'perfection', not the plural-feeling list. It governs the 'that' clause that follows.
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إنه ربوبيته الكاملة لخلقة تأبى أن يتركهم سدى
Indeed, His complete lordship over His creation refuses to leave them neglected.
تَأْبَى refuses
This is a present-tense verb whose subject 'it' is built into the verb form itself rather than stated separately, which is why no extra word for the doer appears. It also sets up what follows: a verb of refusing that expects a 'to do' clause to complete its meaning.
فإن كمال علمه وقدرته وحكمته تأبى أن يقر من تقول عليه وافترى عليه
For His perfect knowledge, power, and wisdom refuse to approve one who falsely attributes to Him and fabricates against Him.
تَأْبَى refuse
A present-tense verb meaning they refuse, whose subject is the listed qualities. Because Arabic can treat a cluster of abstract things as a unit, the verb's number is governed by that group rather than by any one noun, and it sets up the 'to do' clause that follows.