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cannot in Arabic

عَجَزَ ʕajaza

/ˈkænɑt//ˈkænɒt/

cannot in Arabic: عَجَزَ (ʕajaza), لَا يَسْتَطِيع (lā yastaṭīʕ). In English, cannot means can not; be unable to (whether due to physical inability, logical impossibility, etc.).

Arabic words for cannot

cannot — see also can, not
عَجَزَ ʕajaza, لَا يَسْتَطِيع lā yastaṭīʕ

English meaning of cannot

  1. verb Can not; be unable to (whether due to physical inability, logical impossibility, etc.).
  2. verb Be forbidden or not permitted to.
  3. noun Something that cannot be done.
  4. noun A person who cannot do (something).

Full definition of cannot

cannot in a sentence

  • I cannot open the window. It is stuck.
  • The butler cannot be the murderer, he cannot have killed her, because he was in another city at the time.
  • You cannot enter the hall without a ticket.

Synonyms of cannot

cannot in other languages

Questions about cannot in Arabic

What is the meaning of cannot in Arabic?
Cannot in Arabic is عَجَزَ (ʕajaza), لَا يَسْتَطِيع (lā yastaṭīʕ).
ما معنى كلمة cannot؟
Cannot: عَجَزَ (ʕajaza), لَا يَسْتَطِيع (lā yastaṭīʕ).
What does cannot mean in English?
Cannot means can not; be unable to (whether due to physical inability, logical impossibility, etc.).

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