Arabic vocabulary

أَكْدَىto withhold in Arabic

أَكْدَى is how you say “to withhold” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.

Example sentences

وَقَوْلُهُمْ لَمَّا انْضَجَ رَمَدَ، مَذْكُورٌ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى وَأَعْطَى قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَى
And their saying: 'As soon as it ripens, it spoils' is mentioned in His saying: 'And gave a little, then withheld.'
وَأَكْدَى — then withheld. This is 'and' joined to a past verb 'he withheld, gave no more', the 'he' subject inside. The 'and' chains this onto 'gave a little', completing the contrast of a small gift then a stop. It reports the second action.
From: When Scripture Answers Proverbs →

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