فتئ

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ف ت ء (f-t-ʔ)

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

فَتَأَ or فَتِئَ (fatiʔa or fataʔa) I, non-past يَفْتَأُ‎ (yaftaʔu)

  1. to cease, to stop [+ عَنْ (object)]
  2. (copulative, in the negative) to still do
    Synonyms: مَا بَرِحَ (mā bariḥa), مَا زَالَ (mā zāla), مَا ٱنْفَكَّ (mā nfakka)
    مَا فَتِئَتِ ٱلْكُتُبُ مِفِيدَةً.
    mā fatiʔati l-kutubu mifīdatan.
    The books are still useful.

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