ابى abā a (اباء ibā’, اباءة ibā’a) to refuse, decline; to turn down, reject, scorn, disdain (هـ s.th.): to deny (على هـ s.o. s.th.) │ ابى الا أن يفعله (illā an yaf’alahū) he insisted on doing it; ابى الله إلا أن God willed that ... V to refuse, decline
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