Arabic vocabulary
اِكْتَفَىsuffice
How to say “suffice” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
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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