أَبَتْshe refused

Example sentences

• فَقُلْنَ إِرْجِعِي إِلَيْهِ فَأَبَتْ أَنْ تَرْجِعَ،

  We said, "Go back to him," but she refused to return.

  فَأَبَتْ — but she refused. Here the fa- introduces a contrast, joining a past verb whose feminine ending marks 'she'; it pivots from the command to her refusal. The prefix links the turn while the verb names her as the one who declined.

  From: Wives of the Prophet →