امتنع

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Arabic

Etymology

From the root م ن ع (m-n-ʕ).

Verb

اِمْتَنَعَ (imtanaʕa) VIII, non-past يَمْتَنِعُ‎ (yamtaniʕu)

  1. (constructed with عَن (ʕan)) to abstain, to refrain from something, or to withhold oneself from someone
  2. (constructed with عَلَى (ʕalā)) to keep aloof from something
  3. (constructed with عَلَى (ʕalā)) to be excluded or impossible for someone

Conjugation