أبى إلا

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ء ب ي‎ (ʾ-b-y).

Verb

أَبَى إِلَّا‎ • (ʾabā ʾillā)

  1. (idiomatic) to insist
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 9:32:
      ‏يُرِيدُونَ أَن يُطْفِئُوا نُورَ اللَّهِ بِأَفْوَاهِهِمْ وَيَأْبَى اللَّهُ إِلَّا أَن يُتِمَّ نُورَهُ وَلَوْ كَرِهَ الْكَافِرُونَ‎
      yurīdūna ʾan yuṭfiʾū nūra l-lahi biʾafwāhihim wayaʾbā l-lahu ʾillā ʾan yutimma nūrahu walaw kariha l-kāfirūna
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