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أَبَتْ she refused in Arabic

أَبَتْ is how you say “she refused” in Arabic.

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Example sentence

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

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