Arabic vocabulary
أَبىrefused in Arabic
أَبى is how you say “refused” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
أرسل إليه ملك من ملوك اليونان بقناطير من الذهب حتى يسير إليه فأبى،
A king from among the kings of Greece sent to him loads of gold so that he would come to him, but he refused.
فَأَبى — so he refused. The 'fa-' here marks the turn in the story, and the verb 'refused' carries its own subject 'he', referring to Hippocrates. The connector signals the result that frustrates the king's intent.
From: Moderation in Medicine →
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