މަނާ

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Dhivehi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian (man'), from Arabic مَنَعَ (manaʕa). Compare Hindi मना (manā).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /mən̪əː/, [mən̪əː]

Noun[edit]

މަނާ • (manā)

prohibition, interdiction, debar, ban, disallowance, injunction
embargo
deprival, hindering, impeding, obstruction
dissuading

References[edit]

Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަނާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 167

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