# منع
## Arabic
### Etymology

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

### Noun

مَنْع • (manʕ) m
* verbal noun of مَنَعَ (manaʕa) (form I)
* prevention

#### Descendants

* → Persian: منع (man')
* عات→ Turkish: men, ⇒ menetmek

### Verb

مَنَعَ • (manaʕa) I (non-past يَمْنَعُ (yamnaʕu), verbal noun مَنْع (manʕ))
* 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 الْعَالِينَqāla 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)
* to defend, to protect
** 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 21:43:أَمْ لَهُمْ آلِهَةٌ تَمْنَعُهُمْ مِنْ دُونِنَاʔam lahum ʔālihatun tamnaʕuhum min dūninā(please add an English translation of this quotation)
* (Modern Standard Arabic) to forbid, to prohibit, to ban

#### Descendants

* Egyptian Arabic: منع (manaʕ)
* Maltese: mana’
* South Levantine Arabic: منع (manaʕ)

## Egyptian Arabic
### Etymology 1

From Arabic مَنَعَ (manaʕa).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ma.naʕ/, [ˈmænæʕ]

#### Verb

منع • (manaʕ) I (non-past يمنع (yimnaʕ))
* (transitive) to prevent, to obstruct, to block

##### Conjugation

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

### Etymology 2

From Arabic مَنْع (manʕ).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /manʕ/, [ˈmænʕ]

#### Noun

منع • (manʕ) m
* obstruct, pervention, prohibition

## Ottoman Turkish
### Etymology

From Arabic مَنْع (manʕ).

### Noun

منع • (men)
* preventing, hindering
* forbidding, prohibition

#### Descendants

* Turkish: men

#### References

* Kélékian, Diran (1911) “منع”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1235
* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “men”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
* Redhouse, James W. (1890) “منع”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2006

## Persian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَنْع (manʕ).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Persian) IPA: [manʔ]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [mänʔ]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [mänʔ]
** (Kabuli) IPA: [män]
** (Hazaragi) IPA: [män]
* (Iran, formal) IPA: [mænʔ]
* (Tajik, formal) IPA: [mänʔ]

### Noun

منع • (man')
* prevention
    منع رفت و آمد ― man-e raft o âmad ― curfew

### Adjective

منع • (man')
* prohibited

### Derived terms

* منع کردن (man' kardan)

### Further reading

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

## Punjabi
### Pronunciation

* (Standard Punjabi) IPA: [mɐ˦.näː]

### Adjective

مَنَع • (manaʻ) (indeclinable, Gurmukhi spelling ਮਨ੍ਹਾ)
* restricted, unallowed

### Further reading

* 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
### Etymology

From Arabic مَنَعَ (manaʕa).

### Pronunciation

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

### Verb

منع • (manaʕ) I (present بمنع (bimnaʕ), passive participle ممنوع (mamnūʕ))
* to forbid
    Synonym: حرّم (ḥarram)
    Antonym: سمح (samaḥ)
* to prevent
    خبّرت صاحباتها يغسّلو إيديهم منيح عشان نمنع انتشار العدوى.ḵabbarat ṣāḥebātha yḡasselu ʔīdēhom mnīḥ ʕašān nimnaʕ intišār il-ʕadwaShe told her friends to wash their hands well in order to prevent the spread of the infection.

#### Conjugation
## Urdu
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Urdu) IPA: /mə.nə(ʔ)/, /mə.nɑː/

### Adjective

مَنَع • (mana') (Hindi spelling मना)
* prohibited, forbidden, not allowed

### References

* “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.