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except in Arabic

اِسْتَثْنَى istaṯnā

/ɪkˈsɛpt//ɪkˈsɛpt/

except in Arabic: اِسْتَثْنَى (istaṯnā), إِلَّا (ʔillā), بِاسْتِثْنَاء (bi-stiṯnāʔ), عَدَا (ʕadā). In English, except means to exclude; to specify as being an exception.

Arabic words for except

to exclude
اِسْتَثْنَى istaṯnā
introducing a noun or noun phrase forming an exception or qualification
إِلَّا ʔillā, بِاسْتِثْنَاء bi-stiṯnāʔ, عَدَا ʕadā, دُونَ dūna, سِوَى siwā, حَاشَا ḥāšā
Introducing a non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification
إِلَّا ʔillā

English meaning of except

  1. verb To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
  2. verb To take exception, to object (to or against).
  3. preposition Used to introduce an exception or qualification to something previously stated.
  4. conjunction Used to introduce a clause, phrase, verb infinitive, adverb or other non-noun complement forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.

Full definition of except

except in a sentence

  • I find most people annoying — present company excepted, of course!
  • to except to a witness or his testimony
  • There was nothing in the cupboard except a tin of beans.

Synonyms of except

All synonyms of except

except in other languages

Questions about except in Arabic

What is the meaning of except in Arabic?
Except in Arabic is اِسْتَثْنَى (istaṯnā), إِلَّا (ʔillā), بِاسْتِثْنَاء (bi-stiṯnāʔ), عَدَا (ʕadā).
ما معنى كلمة except؟
Except: اِسْتَثْنَى (istaṯnā), إِلَّا (ʔillā), بِاسْتِثْنَاء (bi-stiṯnāʔ), عَدَا (ʕadā).
What does except mean in English?
Except means to exclude; to specify as being an exception.

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