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منع

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

مَنَعَةٌ ذ State, and power, of resistance; lit. a state of might of one's people or party, so that such as desires to do so will not prevail against him: [or a state of might in his people or party, &c.; or a state of might, and power of resistance, in his people or party: ] (Msb:) [ resistibility: or simply resistance: ] inaccessibleness, or unapproachableness, of a people; as also ↓ مَنْعَةٌ and ↓ مِنْعَةٌ. (TA.)

Derived headwords

مَنَعَةٌ
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