استثناء

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استثناء

  • /is.tiθ.naːʔ/

Rhymes with -aːʔ

Where it comes from

Verbal noun of اِسْتَثْنَى (istaṯnā).

noun اِسْتِثْنَاء · istiṯnāʔ · اِسْتِثْنَاءَات · الِاسْتِثْنَاء

  1. noun from verb verbal noun of اِسْتَثْنَى (istaṯnā) (form X)
  2. exception
  3. exclusion
  4. the syntactic construction used to exclude one or more elements from the general meaning of a preceding statement. Typically introduced by the particle إِلَّا (ʔillā).

In English

  • exception that which is excepted or taken out from others
  • exclusion act of excluding or shutting out

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MLA

"استثناء." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A1. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

استثناء. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A1

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"استثناء." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A1.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {استثناء},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AB%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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