مانع

Arabic

Root
م ن ع (m-n-ʕ)

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of مَنَعَ (manaʕa, “to hinder, to prevent; to forbid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maː.niʕ/

Adjective

مَانِع • (māniʕ) (feminine مَانِعَة (māniʕa), masculine plural مَانِعُونَ (māniʕūna), feminine plural مَانِعَات (māniʕāt))

1. forbidding, prohibitive
2. [+ لِـ (object)] -resistant

   مَانِع لِلْحَرَارة ― māniʕ li-l-ḥarāra ― heat-resistant

Declension

Declension of adjective مَانِع (māniʕ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَانِع māniʕ	الْمَانِع al-māniʕ	مَانِعَة māniʕa	الْمَانِعَة al-māniʕa
Nominative	مَانِعٌ māniʕun	الْمَانِعُ al-māniʕu	مَانِعَةٌ māniʕatun	الْمَانِعَةُ al-māniʕatu
Accusative	مَانِعًا māniʕan	الْمَانِعَ al-māniʕa	مَانِعَةً māniʕatan	الْمَانِعَةَ al-māniʕata
Genitive	مَانِعٍ māniʕin	الْمَانِعِ al-māniʕi	مَانِعَةٍ māniʕatin	الْمَانِعَةِ al-māniʕati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَانِعَيْن māniʕayn	الْمَانِعَيْن al-māniʕayn	مَانِعَتَيْن māniʕatayn	الْمَانِعَتَيْن al-māniʕatayn
Nominative	مَانِعَانِ māniʕāni	الْمَانِعَانِ al-māniʕāni	مَانِعَتَانِ māniʕatāni	الْمَانِعَتَانِ al-māniʕatāni
Accusative	مَانِعَيْنِ māniʕayni	الْمَانِعَيْنِ al-māniʕayni	مَانِعَتَيْنِ māniʕatayni	الْمَانِعَتَيْنِ al-māniʕatayni
Genitive	مَانِعَيْنِ māniʕayni	الْمَانِعَيْنِ al-māniʕayni	مَانِعَتَيْنِ māniʕatayni	الْمَانِعَتَيْنِ al-māniʕatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَانِعِين māniʕīn	الْمَانِعِين al-māniʕīn	مَانِعَات māniʕāt	الْمَانِعَات al-māniʕāt
Nominative	مَانِعُونَ māniʕūna	الْمَانِعُونَ al-māniʕūna	مَانِعَاتٌ māniʕātun	الْمَانِعَاتُ al-māniʕātu
Accusative	مَانِعِينَ māniʕīna	الْمَانِعِينَ al-māniʕīna	مَانِعَاتٍ māniʕātin	الْمَانِعَاتِ al-māniʕāti
Genitive	مَانِعِينَ māniʕīna	الْمَانِعِينَ al-māniʕīna	مَانِعَاتٍ māniʕātin	الْمَانِعَاتِ al-māniʕāti

Derived terms

• المَانِع (al-māniʕ, “the Withholder”, one of the names of God in Islam)

Noun

مَانِع • (māniʕ) m (plural مَوَانِع (mawāniʕ))

1. hindrance, obstacle, impediment

   Synonym: عَائِق (ʕāʔiq)

2. [+ عَن (object)] [+ فِي (object)] objection, opposition

   Synonym: اِعْتِرَاض (iʕtirāḍ)

   لَا مَانِعَ عَن ذٰلِكَ ― lā māniʕa ʕan ḏālika ― no objection to that

Declension

Declension of noun مَانِع (māniʕ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَانِع māniʕ	الْمَانِع al-māniʕ	مَانِع māniʕ
Nominative	مَانِعٌ māniʕun	الْمَانِعُ al-māniʕu	مَانِعُ māniʕu
Accusative	مَانِعًا māniʕan	الْمَانِعَ al-māniʕa	مَانِعَ māniʕa
Genitive	مَانِعٍ māniʕin	الْمَانِعِ al-māniʕi	مَانِعِ māniʕi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَانِعَيْن māniʕayn	الْمَانِعَيْن al-māniʕayn	مَانِعَيْ māniʕay
Nominative	مَانِعَانِ māniʕāni	الْمَانِعَانِ al-māniʕāni	مَانِعَا māniʕā
Accusative	مَانِعَيْنِ māniʕayni	الْمَانِعَيْنِ al-māniʕayni	مَانِعَيْ māniʕay
Genitive	مَانِعَيْنِ māniʕayni	الْمَانِعَيْنِ al-māniʕayni	مَانِعَيْ māniʕay
Plural	basic broken plural diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مَوَانِع mawāniʕ	الْمَوَانِع al-mawāniʕ	مَوَانِع mawāniʕ
Nominative	مَوَانِعُ mawāniʕu	الْمَوَانِعُ al-mawāniʕu	مَوَانِعُ mawāniʕu
Accusative	مَوَانِعَ mawāniʕa	الْمَوَانِعَ al-mawāniʕa	مَوَانِعَ mawāniʕa
Genitive	مَوَانِعَ mawāniʕa	الْمَوَانِعِ al-mawāniʕi	مَوَانِعِ mawāniʕi

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: maneə
• → Ottoman Turkish: مانع (mani')
  • Turkish: mani, mâni
• → Persian: مانع (mâne')
• South Levantine Arabic: مانع (māniʕ)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maː.na.ʕa/

Verb

مَانَعَ • (mānaʕa) III, non-past يُمَانِعُ‎ (yumāniʕu) [+ فِي (object)]

1. to resist, to oppose, to counteract, to rise up against, to stand up against
2. to refuse, to deny, to object to; to dispute, to protest, to contest

Conjugation

Conjugation of

مَانَعَ

(form-III sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						مُمَانَعَة mumānaʕa
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُمَانِع mumāniʕ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُمَانَع mumānaʕ
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	مَانَعْتُ mānaʕtu	مَانَعْتَ mānaʕta	مَانَعَ mānaʕa		مَانَعْتُمَا mānaʕtumā	مَانَعَا mānaʕā		مَانَعْنَا mānaʕnā	مَانَعْتُمْ mānaʕtum	مَانَعُوا mānaʕū
	f		مَانَعْتِ mānaʕti	مَانَعَتْ mānaʕat			مَانَعَتَا mānaʕatā			مَانَعْتُنَّ mānaʕtunna	مَانَعْنَ mānaʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُمَانِعُ ʔumāniʕu	تُمَانِعُ tumāniʕu	يُمَانِعُ yumāniʕu		تُمَانِعَانِ tumāniʕāni	يُمَانِعَانِ yumāniʕāni		نُمَانِعُ numāniʕu	تُمَانِعُونَ tumāniʕūna	يُمَانِعُونَ yumāniʕūna
	f		تُمَانِعِينَ tumāniʕīna	تُمَانِعُ tumāniʕu			تُمَانِعَانِ tumāniʕāni			تُمَانِعْنَ tumāniʕna	يُمَانِعْنَ yumāniʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمَانِعَ ʔumāniʕa	تُمَانِعَ tumāniʕa	يُمَانِعَ yumāniʕa		تُمَانِعَا tumāniʕā	يُمَانِعَا yumāniʕā		نُمَانِعَ numāniʕa	تُمَانِعُوا tumāniʕū	يُمَانِعُوا yumāniʕū
	f		تُمَانِعِي tumāniʕī	تُمَانِعَ tumāniʕa			تُمَانِعَا tumāniʕā			تُمَانِعْنَ tumāniʕna	يُمَانِعْنَ yumāniʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمَانِعْ ʔumāniʕ	تُمَانِعْ tumāniʕ	يُمَانِعْ yumāniʕ		تُمَانِعَا tumāniʕā	يُمَانِعَا yumāniʕā		نُمَانِعْ numāniʕ	تُمَانِعُوا tumāniʕū	يُمَانِعُوا yumāniʕū
	f		تُمَانِعِي tumāniʕī	تُمَانِعْ tumāniʕ			تُمَانِعَا tumāniʕā			تُمَانِعْنَ tumāniʕna	يُمَانِعْنَ yumāniʕna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		مَانِعْ māniʕ			مَانِعَا māniʕā				مَانِعُوا māniʕū
	f		مَانِعِي māniʕī							مَانِعْنَ māniʕna
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	مُونِعْتُ mūniʕtu	مُونِعْتَ mūniʕta	مُونِعَ mūniʕa		مُونِعْتُمَا mūniʕtumā	مُونِعَا mūniʕā		مُونِعْنَا mūniʕnā	مُونِعْتُمْ mūniʕtum	مُونِعُوا mūniʕū
	f		مُونِعْتِ mūniʕti	مُونِعَتْ mūniʕat			مُونِعَتَا mūniʕatā			مُونِعْتُنَّ mūniʕtunna	مُونِعْنَ mūniʕna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُمَانَعُ ʔumānaʕu	تُمَانَعُ tumānaʕu	يُمَانَعُ yumānaʕu		تُمَانَعَانِ tumānaʕāni	يُمَانَعَانِ yumānaʕāni		نُمَانَعُ numānaʕu	تُمَانَعُونَ tumānaʕūna	يُمَانَعُونَ yumānaʕūna
	f		تُمَانَعِينَ tumānaʕīna	تُمَانَعُ tumānaʕu			تُمَانَعَانِ tumānaʕāni			تُمَانَعْنَ tumānaʕna	يُمَانَعْنَ yumānaʕna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمَانَعَ ʔumānaʕa	تُمَانَعَ tumānaʕa	يُمَانَعَ yumānaʕa		تُمَانَعَا tumānaʕā	يُمَانَعَا yumānaʕā		نُمَانَعَ numānaʕa	تُمَانَعُوا tumānaʕū	يُمَانَعُوا yumānaʕū
	f		تُمَانَعِي tumānaʕī	تُمَانَعَ tumānaʕa			تُمَانَعَا tumānaʕā			تُمَانَعْنَ tumānaʕna	يُمَانَعْنَ yumānaʕna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمَانَعْ ʔumānaʕ	تُمَانَعْ tumānaʕ	يُمَانَعْ yumānaʕ		تُمَانَعَا tumānaʕā	يُمَانَعَا yumānaʕā		نُمَانَعْ numānaʕ	تُمَانَعُوا tumānaʕū	يُمَانَعُوا yumānaʕū
	f		تُمَانَعِي tumānaʕī	تُمَانَعْ tumānaʕ			تُمَانَعَا tumānaʕā			تُمَانَعْنَ tumānaʕna	يُمَانَعْنَ yumānaʕna

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَانِع (māniʕ), from verb مَنَعَ (manaʕa, “to hinder, to prevent”).

Noun

مانع • (mani')

1. obstacle

Declension

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Turkish: mani, mâni

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mani1”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “مانع”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1662
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 730

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَانِع (māniʕ), from verb مَنَعَ (manaʕa, “to hinder, to prevent”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mɑː.ˈniʔ]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑː.nɪ́ʔ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mɑː.nɪ́ʔ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɑː.nɪ́]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mɔː.ní]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mɒː.néʔ]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mɔ.néʔ]

Readings
Classical reading?	māni'
Dari reading?	māne'
Iranian reading?	mâne'
Tajik reading?	moneʾ

Noun

مانع • (mâne') (plural موانع (mavâne'))

1. obstacle, hindrance (both physical and figurative)

   رفع موانع ― raf'-e mavâne' ― removal of obstacles

   برطرف کردن موانع ― bartaraf kardan-e mavâne' ― removal of obstacles

Derived terms

• بدون مشکل و مانع (bedun-e moškel-o-mâne', “unhinderedly, unobstructedly”)

 

Further reading

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

South Levantine Arabic

Root
م ن ع
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَانِع (māniʕ), from verb مَنَعَ (manaʕa, “to hinder, to prevent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maː.niʕ/, [ˈmæːnɪʕ]

Noun

مانع • (māniʕ) m

1. objection, opposition

   ما عنديش مانع ― mā ʔandīsh māniʕ ― I have no objections / I don't mind

   إذا ما عندك مانع... ― iza mā ʔandak māniʕ ― If you don't mind...