A2verb
عَصَى
ʿaṣā
he disobeyed / he rebelled
Example
فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ الرَّسُولَ
fa-ʿaṣā Firʿawnu ar-rasūl
But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger (73:16)
Grammar
Defective verb (nāqiṣ) ending in yāʾ. Noun: مَعْصِيَةٌ (disobedience, sin). Opposite of أَطَاعَ (he obeyed).
Culture
Disobedience to God and His messengers is a recurring theme in Quranic narratives of past nations.