Arabic

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Etymology

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From the root م ن ع (m-n-ʕ). Cognate with Hebrew מָנַע (mānaʿ).

Noun

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مَنْع (manʕm

  1. verbal noun of مَنَعَ (manaʕa) (form I)
  2. prevention

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Persian: منع (man')
  • عات Turkish: men, menetmek

Verb

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مَنَعَ (manaʕa) I (non-past يَمْنَعُ (yamnaʕu), verbal noun مَنْع (manʕ))

  1. to hinder, to prevent, to repel
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 38:75:
      قَالَ يَا إِبْلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقْتُ بِيَدَيَّ أَسْتَكْبَرْتَ أَمْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الْعَالِينَ
      qāla yā ʔiblīsu mā manaʕaka ʔan tasjuda limā ḵalaqtu bi-yadayya ʔa-stakbarta ʔam kunta mina l-ʕālīna
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to defend, to protect
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 21:43:
      أَمْ لَهُمْ آلِهَةٌ تَمْنَعُهُمْ مِنْ دُونِنَا
      ʔam lahum ʔālihatun tamnaʕuhum min dūninā
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. (Modern Standard Arabic) to forbid, to prohibit, to ban

Conjugation

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Egyptian Arabic

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Root
م ن ع
1 term

Etymology

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From Arabic مَنَعَ (manaʕa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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منع (manaʕ) I (non-past يمنع (yimnaʕ))

  1. to prevent, to obstruct, to block

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of منع (form-I sound)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m منعت (manaʕt) منعت (manaʕt) منع (manaʕ) منعنا (manaʕna) منعتوا (manaʕtu) منعوا (manaʕu)
f منعتي (manaʕti) منعت (manaʕit)
present subjunctive m امنع (amnaʕ) تمنع (timnaʕ) يمنع (yimnaʕ) نمنع (nimnaʕ) تمنعوا (timnaʕu) يمنعوا (yimnaʕu)
f تمنعي (timnaʕi) تمنع (timnaʕ)
present indicative m بمنع (bamnaʕ) بتمنع (bitimnaʕ) بيمنع (biyimnaʕ) بنمنع (binimnaʕ) بتمنعوا (bitimnaʕu) بيمنعوا (biyimnaʕu)
f بتمنعي (bitimnaʕi) بتمنع (bitimnaʕ)
future m حمنع (ḥamnaʕ) حتمنع (ḥatimnaʕ) حيمنع (ḥayimnaʕ) حنمنع (ḥanimnaʕ) حتمنعوا (ḥatimnaʕu) حيمنعوا (ḥayimnaʕu)
f حتمنعي (ḥatimnaʕi) حتمنع (ḥatimnaʕ)
imperative m امنع (imnaʕ) امنعوا (imnaʕu)
f امنعي (imnaʕi)

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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From Arabic مَنْع (manʕ).

Noun

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منع (men)

  1. preventing, hindering
  2. forbidding, prohibition

Descendants

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References

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مَنْع (manʕ).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? man'
Dari reading? man'
Iranian reading? man'
Tajik reading? manʾ

Noun

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Dari منع
Iranian Persian
Tajik манъ

منع (man')

  1. prevention

Derived terms

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Adjective

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منع (man')

  1. prohibited

Punjabi

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مَنَع (manaʻ) (indeclinable, Gurmukhi spelling ਮਨ੍ਹਾ)

  1. restricted, unallowed

Further reading

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  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “منع”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਮਨ੍ਹਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
م ن ع
4 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic مَنَعَ (manaʕa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.naʕ/, [ˈma.naʕ]
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Verb

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منع (manaʕ) I (present بمنع (bimnaʕ), passive participle ممنوع (mamnūʕ))

  1. to forbid
    Synonym: حرّم (ḥarram)
    Antonym: سمح (samaḥ)
  2. to prevent
    خبّرت صاحباتها يغسّلو إيديهم منيح عشان نمنع انتشار العدوى.
    ḵabbarat ṣāḥebātha yḡasselu ʔīdēhom mnīḥ ʕašān nimnaʕ intišār il-ʕadwa
    She told her friends to wash their hands well in order to prevent the spread of the infection.

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of منع (manaʕ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m منعت (manaʕt) منعت (manaʕt) منع (manaʕ) منعنا (manaʕna) منعتو (manaʕtu) منعو (manaʕu)
f منعتي (manaʕti) منعت (manʕat)
present m بمنع (bamnaʕ) بتمنع (btimnaʕ) بمنع (bimnaʕ) منمنع (mnimnaʕ) بتمنعو (btimnaʕu) بمنعو (bimnaʕu)
f بتمنعي (btimnaʕi) بتمنع (btimnaʕ)
subjunctive m أمنع (ʔamnaʕ) تمنع (timnaʕ) يمنع (yimnaʕ) نمنع (nimnaʕ) تمنعو (timnaʕu) يمنعو (yimnaʕu)
f تمنعي (timnaʕi) تمنع (timnaʕ)
imperative m امنع (imnaʕ) امنعو (imnaʕu)
f امنعي (imnaʕi)

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian منع (man'), from Arabic مَنْع (manʕ).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مَنَع (mana') (Hindi spelling मना)

  1. prohibited, forbidden, not allowed

References

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  • منع”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • منع”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
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