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Kalimāt: Arabic for Islamic and Arabic Studies

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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
to refrain from

امتنع، يمتنع، امتناعا (عن)‏

اِمْتَنَعَ، يَمْتَنِعُ، اِمْتِناعاً (عَنْ)‏

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Categories:
Knowledge: passive
Frequency: 3
Part of speech: verb
Morphological category: verb
Morph. pattern: اِفْتَعَلَ
Form: VIII
Root: منع
Subject: Feelings and senses

Sample sentences:

يَمْتَنِعُ المُسْلِمونَ عِنِ الشُّرْبِ والأَكْلِ طَوالَ النَّهارِ في رَمَضانَ.

اِمْتَنَعَ نائِبَينَ عَنِ التَّصْويتِ.