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ارتدع

Root: ردع

Form: 8

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ارتدعVIII He became restrained, withheld, prevented, or hindered; was made to restrain himself, withhold himself, refrain, forbear, or abstain; or he restrained himself, withheld himself, refrained, forbore, or abstained; he became turned back, repelled, or averted; or he turned back, or reverted. You say, ارتدع بِرَوَادِعِ القُرْآنِ [He became restrained by the restrictions of the Kur-án].
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