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منع

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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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Declension of noun مَنْع (manʕ)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal مَنْع
manʕ
الْمَنْع
al-manʕ
مَنْع
manʕ
nominative مَنْعٌ
manʕun
الْمَنْعُ
al-manʕu
مَنْعُ
manʕu
accusative مَنْعًا
manʕan
الْمَنْعَ
al-manʕa
مَنْعَ
manʕa
genitive مَنْعٍ
manʕin
الْمَنْعِ
al-manʕi
مَنْعِ
manʕi

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 يَـٰٓـإِبۡلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنۡ تَسۡجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقۡتُ بِيَدَىَّ أَسۡتَكۡبَرۡتَ أَمۡ كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَالِينَ
      "Qāla yāib'līsu mā mana'ka an tašjuda limā khalaqtu biyadayya astakbarta am kunta mina l-'ālīna"
      "Allah asked, “O Iblîs! What prevented you from prostrating to what I created with My Own Hands? Did you ˹just˺ become proud? Or have you always been arrogant?”"
  2. to defend, to protect
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 21:43:
      أَمۡ لَهُمۡ ءَالِهَةٌ تَمۡنَعُهُم مِّن دُونِنَا لَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ نَصۡرَ أَنفُسِهِمۡ وَلَا هُم مِّنَّا يُصۡحَبُونَ
      "Am lahum ālihatun tamna'uhum min dūninā lā yastaṭī'ūna naṣra anfusihim walā hum minā yuṣ'ḥabūna"
      "Or do they have gods—other than Us—that can protect them? They cannot ˹even˺ protect themselves, nor will they be aided against Us."
  3. (Modern Standard Arabic) to forbid, to prohibit, to ban

Conjugation

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Conjugation of مَنَعَ (I, sound, a ~ a, full passive, verbal noun مَنْع)
verbal noun
الْمَصْدَر
مَنْع
manʕ
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
مَانِع
māniʕ
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
مَمْنُوع
mamnūʕ
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m مَنَعْتُ
manaʕtu
مَنَعْتَ
manaʕta
مَنَعَ
manaʕa
مَنَعْتُمَا
manaʕtumā
مَنَعَا
manaʕā
مَنَعْنَا
manaʕnā
مَنَعْتُمْ
manaʕtum
مَنَعُوا
manaʕū
f مَنَعْتِ
manaʕti
مَنَعَتْ
manaʕat
مَنَعَتَا
manaʕatā
مَنَعْتُنَّ
manaʕtunna
مَنَعْنَ
manaʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أَمْنَعُ
ʔamnaʕu
تَمْنَعُ
tamnaʕu
يَمْنَعُ
yamnaʕu
تَمْنَعَانِ
tamnaʕāni
يَمْنَعَانِ
yamnaʕāni
نَمْنَعُ
namnaʕu
تَمْنَعُونَ
tamnaʕūna
يَمْنَعُونَ
yamnaʕūna
f تَمْنَعِينَ
tamnaʕīna
تَمْنَعُ
tamnaʕu
تَمْنَعَانِ
tamnaʕāni
تَمْنَعْنَ
tamnaʕna
يَمْنَعْنَ
yamnaʕna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أَمْنَعَ
ʔamnaʕa
تَمْنَعَ
tamnaʕa
يَمْنَعَ
yamnaʕa
تَمْنَعَا
tamnaʕā
يَمْنَعَا
yamnaʕā
نَمْنَعَ
namnaʕa
تَمْنَعُوا
tamnaʕū
يَمْنَعُوا
yamnaʕū
f تَمْنَعِي
tamnaʕī
تَمْنَعَ
tamnaʕa
تَمْنَعَا
tamnaʕā
تَمْنَعْنَ
tamnaʕna
يَمْنَعْنَ
yamnaʕna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أَمْنَعْ
ʔamnaʕ
تَمْنَعْ
tamnaʕ
يَمْنَعْ
yamnaʕ
تَمْنَعَا
tamnaʕā
يَمْنَعَا
yamnaʕā
نَمْنَعْ
namnaʕ
تَمْنَعُوا
tamnaʕū
يَمْنَعُوا
yamnaʕū
f تَمْنَعِي
tamnaʕī
تَمْنَعْ
tamnaʕ
تَمْنَعَا
tamnaʕā
تَمْنَعْنَ
tamnaʕna
يَمْنَعْنَ
yamnaʕna
imperative
الْأَمْر
m اِمْنَعْ
imnaʕ
اِمْنَعَا
imnaʕā
اِمْنَعُوا
imnaʕū
f اِمْنَعِي
imnaʕī
اِمْنَعْنَ
imnaʕna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد
dual
الْمُثَنَّى
plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم
2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب
3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي
m مُنِعْتُ
muniʕtu
مُنِعْتَ
muniʕta
مُنِعَ
muniʕa
مُنِعْتُمَا
muniʕtumā
مُنِعَا
muniʕā
مُنِعْنَا
muniʕnā
مُنِعْتُمْ
muniʕtum
مُنِعُوا
muniʕū
f مُنِعْتِ
muniʕti
مُنِعَتْ
muniʕat
مُنِعَتَا
muniʕatā
مُنِعْتُنَّ
muniʕtunna
مُنِعْنَ
muniʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع
m أُمْنَعُ
ʔumnaʕu
تُمْنَعُ
tumnaʕu
يُمْنَعُ
yumnaʕu
تُمْنَعَانِ
tumnaʕāni
يُمْنَعَانِ
yumnaʕāni
نُمْنَعُ
numnaʕu
تُمْنَعُونَ
tumnaʕūna
يُمْنَعُونَ
yumnaʕūna
f تُمْنَعِينَ
tumnaʕīna
تُمْنَعُ
tumnaʕu
تُمْنَعَانِ
tumnaʕāni
تُمْنَعْنَ
tumnaʕna
يُمْنَعْنَ
yumnaʕna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب
m أُمْنَعَ
ʔumnaʕa
تُمْنَعَ
tumnaʕa
يُمْنَعَ
yumnaʕa
تُمْنَعَا
tumnaʕā
يُمْنَعَا
yumnaʕā
نُمْنَعَ
numnaʕa
تُمْنَعُوا
tumnaʕū
يُمْنَعُوا
yumnaʕū
f تُمْنَعِي
tumnaʕī
تُمْنَعَ
tumnaʕa
تُمْنَعَا
tumnaʕā
تُمْنَعْنَ
tumnaʕna
يُمْنَعْنَ
yumnaʕna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم
m أُمْنَعْ
ʔumnaʕ
تُمْنَعْ
tumnaʕ
يُمْنَعْ
yumnaʕ
تُمْنَعَا
tumnaʕā
يُمْنَعَا
yumnaʕā
نُمْنَعْ
numnaʕ
تُمْنَعُوا
tumnaʕū
يُمْنَعُوا
yumnaʕū
f تُمْنَعِي
tumnaʕī
تُمْنَعْ
tumnaʕ
تُمْنَعَا
tumnaʕā
تُمْنَعْنَ
tumnaʕna
يُمْنَعْنَ
yumnaʕna

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Egyptian Arabic

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Etymology 1

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From Arabic مَنَعَ (manaʕa).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ma.naʕ/, [ˈmænæʕ]

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to prevent, to obstruct, to block
Conjugation
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Conjugation of منع
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)
future1 m همنع (hamnaʕ) هتمنع (hatimnaʕ) هيمنع (hayimnaʕ) هنمنع (hanimnaʕ) هتمنعوا (hatimnaʕu) هيمنعوا (hayimnaʕu)
f هتمنعي (hatimnaʕi) هتمنع (hatimnaʕ)
imperative m امنع (imnaʕ) امنعوا (imnaʕu)
f امنعي (imnaʕi)

1 The future tense can be prefixed with either هـ (ha-) or حـ (ḥa-) depending on the speaker.

Etymology 2

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From Arabic مَنْع (manʕ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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منع (manʕm

  1. obstruct, pervention, prohibition

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? man'

Noun

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Dari منع
Iranian Persian
Tajik манъ

منع (man')

  1. prevention
    منع رفت و آمدman-e raft o âmadcurfew

Adjective

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منع (man')

  1. prohibited

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “منع”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

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, 2025

South Levantine Arabic

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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
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, 2025.