منع

العربية

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منع

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

noun مَنْع · manʕ · الْمَنْع · مَنْعٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of مَنَعَ (manaʕa) (form I)
prevention

verb مَنَعَ · manaʕa · يَمْنَعُ · مَنْع · مَانِع

to hinder, to prevent, to repel قَالَ يَـٰٓـإِبۡلِيسُ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَنۡ تَسۡجُدَ لِمَا خَلَقۡتُ بِيَدَىَّ أَسۡتَكۡبَرۡتَ أَمۡ كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡعَالِينَ
to defend, to protect أَمۡ لَهُمۡ ءَالِهَةٌ تَمۡنَعُهُم مِّن دُونِنَا لَا يَسۡتَطِيعُونَ نَصۡرَ أَنفُسِهِمۡ وَلَا هُم مِّنَّا يُصۡحَبُونَ
Arabic, Modern, Standard to forbid, to prohibit, to ban

In English

ban forbid — see also forbid, prohibit, interdict
forbid to disallow
hinder to make difficult to accomplish
prevent to keep from happening — see also forestall, avert, ward off, impede
prevention The act of preventing or hindering
prohibit to proscribe officially
prohibition act of prohibiting

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {منع},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D9%86%D8%B9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}