إِبَاء
refusal
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Also written أبى: أَبَى (to father)
Highlights
Present tense
يَأْبَى
Verbal nouns
إِبَاء، إِبَاءَة
Active participle
آبٍ
Passive participle
مَأْبِيّ
Most common words from the same root
Adjective
آبٍ
reserved
أَبَى in English
Verb · Form I
- to reject, to refuse
شِئْتَ أَمْ أَبَيْتَWhether you like it or not
- to have an aversion for
- to will, to desire
- to demand, to ask for
- to be in lack, to be necessary
Words from the root ء-ب-ي
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
أَبَى
· present يَأْبَى
Form I · The plain action
to reject, to refuse; to have an aversion for; to will, to desire
إِبَاءَة
refusal
آبٍ
reserved
مَأْبِيّ
تَأَبَّى
· present يَتَأَبَّى
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to deny, refuse, reject
تَأَبٍّ
مُتَأَبٍّ
مُتَأَبًّى
أَبَى conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | أَبَيْتُ | آبَى | آبَى | آبَ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | أَبَيْتَ | تَأْبَى | تَأْبَى | تَأْبَ | اِئْبَ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | أَبَيْتِ | تَأْبَيْنَ | تَأْبَيْ | تَأْبَيْ | اِئْبَيْ |
| هُوَ he | أَبَى | يَأْبَى | يَأْبَى | يَأْبَ | — |
| هِيَ she | أَبَتْ | تَأْبَى | تَأْبَى | تَأْبَ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | أَبَيْتُمَا | تَأْبَيَانِ | تَأْبَيَا | تَأْبَيَا | اِئْبَيَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | أَبَيَا | يَأْبَيَانِ | يَأْبَيَا | يَأْبَيَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | أَبَتَا | تَأْبَيَانِ | تَأْبَيَا | تَأْبَيَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | أَبَيْنَا | نَأْبَى | نَأْبَى | نَأْبَ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | أَبَيْتُمْ | تَأْبَوْنَ | تَأْبَوْا | تَأْبَوْا | اِئْبَوْا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | أَبَيْتُنَّ | تَأْبَيْنَ | تَأْبَيْنَ | تَأْبَيْنَ | اِئْبَيْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | أَبَوْا | يَأْبَوْنَ | يَأْبَوْا | يَأْبَوْا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | أَبَيْنَ | يَأْبَيْنَ | يَأْبَيْنَ | يَأْبَيْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | إِبَاء، إِبَاءَة |
|---|---|
| Active participle | آبٍ |
| Passive participle | مَأْبِيّ |
أَبَى in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to reject
شِئْتَ أَمْ أَبَيْتَWhether you like it or not
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