Arabic vocabulary
اِكْتَفَىsuffice in Arabic
اِكْتَفَى is how you say “suffice” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
فلا يكتفي بصحَّةِ الإجراء، بل يسأل هل يُحصِّلُ المقصد؟
it is not enough to verify the correctness of the procedure; rather, one asks: does it achieve the objective?
يَكْتَفِي — he suffices. A Form VIII verb, 'contents himself / makes do,' negated. Its complement comes via 'bi-' next — content WITH what? With mere correctness of procedure. He does not stop there.
From: Five Objectives of Islamic Law →
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