مَنَعَ (manaʿa)to prevent
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb مَنَعَ (manaʿa) — “to prevent”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation: مَنَعَ يَمْنَعُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| مَنَعَ manaʿa | يَمْنَعُ yamnaʿu | اِمْنَعْ aimnaʿ | مَنْع manʿ |
Meanings & examples
1. to prevent
- مَنَعَ اَلْحَارِسُ اَلدُّخُولَ.The guard prevented entry.
- هَلْ مَنَعَ اَلْمُعَلِّمُ اَلْغِيَابَ بِدُونِ عُذْرٍ؟Did the teacher prohibit absence without an excuse?
- مَنَعَ اَلْطَّبِيبُ اَلْمَرِيضَ مِنَ اَلْأَكْلِ اَلْمُبَاشِرِ بَعْدَ اَلْجِرَاحَةِ.The doctor prevented the patient from eating immediately after surgery.
2. to forbid
- مَنَعَ اَلْحَارِسُ اَلدُّخُولَ.The guard prevented entry.
- هَلْ مَنَعَ اَلْمُعَلِّمُ اَلْغِيَابَ بِدُونِ عُذْرٍ؟Did the teacher prohibit absence without an excuse?
- مَنَعَ اَلْطَّبِيبُ اَلْمَرِيضَ مِنَ اَلْأَكْلِ اَلْمُبَاشِرِ بَعْدَ اَلْجِرَاحَةِ.The doctor prevented the patient from eating immediately after surgery.
3. to prevent, forbid
- مَنَعَ اَلْحَارِسُ اَلدُّخُولَ.The guard prevented entry.
- هَلْ مَنَعَ اَلْمُعَلِّمُ اَلْغِيَابَ بِدُونِ عُذْرٍ؟Did the teacher prohibit absence without an excuse?
- مَنَعَ اَلْطَّبِيبُ اَلْمَرِيضَ مِنَ اَلْأَكْلِ اَلْمُبَاشِرِ بَعْدَ اَلْجِرَاحَةِ.The doctor prevented the patient from eating immediately after surgery.
4. to prevent, to forbid
- مَنَعَ الْأَبُ أَبْنَاءَهُ مِنَ اللَّعِبِ فِي الشَّارِعِ الْخَطِرِ.The father prevented his children from playing in the dangerous street.
- مَنَعَتِ الْحُكُومَةُ دُخُولَ الْبَضَائِعِ الْمُقَلَّدَةِ إِلَى الْبِلَادِ.The government prevented the entry of counterfeit goods into the country.
- هَلْ يُمْكِنُ لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَمْنَعَ الْحَقِيقَةَ مِنَ الظُّهُورِ؟Can anyone prevent the truth from appearing?
5. be undeclined
- الْأَسْمَاءُ الْمَمْنُوعَةُ مِنَ الصَّرْفِ لَا تَقْبَلُ التَّنْوِينَ.Undeclined nouns do not accept tanwin.
- كَلِمَةُ "أَحْمَدُ" مَمْنُوعَةٌ مِنَ الصَّرْفِ لِأَنَّهَا عَلَمٌ عَلَى وَزْنِ الْفِعْلِ.The word "Ahmad" is undeclined because it is a proper noun on the verb's pattern.
- هَذِهِ الْكَلِمَةُ تَمْنَعُ مِنَ الصَّرْفِ فِي حَالَاتٍ مُعَيَّنَةٍ.This word is undeclined in certain cases.
6. to be impossible
- مَنَعَ عَلَيَّ الوُصُولُ إِلَى القِمَّةِ بِسَبَبِ العَوَاصِفِ.It was impossible for me to reach the summit because of the storms.
- مَنَعَ عَلَى الجَمِيعِ تَجَاوُزُ هَذِهِ الحُدُودِ.It is impossible for everyone to cross these borders.
- مَنَعَ عَلَى الطَّائِرِ الطَّيَرَانُ بِجَنَاحٍ مَكْسُورٍ.It was impossible for the bird to fly with a broken wing.
7. to mind, to object
- هَلْ تَمْنَعُ أَنْ أَفْتَحَ النَّافِذَةَ قَلِيلًا؟Do you mind that I open the window a little?
- لَا أَمْنَعُ أَبَدًا مِنْ مُسَاعَدَتِكَ فِي هَذَا الْمَشْرُوعِ.I do not mind at all helping you with this project.
- كَانَ يَمْنَعُ دَائِمًا مِنْ تَغْيِيرِ الْخُطَطِ فِي آخِرِ لَحْظَةٍ.He always used to mind changing the plans at the last moment.
8. to prevent, block
- مَنَعَ اَلْحَارِسُ اَلدُّخُولَ.The guard prevented entry.
- هَلْ مَنَعَ اَلْمُعَلِّمُ اَلْغِيَابَ بِدُونِ عُذْرٍ؟Did the teacher prohibit absence without an excuse?
- مَنَعَ اَلْطَّبِيبُ اَلْمَرِيضَ مِنَ اَلْأَكْلِ اَلْمُبَاشِرِ بَعْدَ اَلْجِرَاحَةِ.The doctor prevented the patient from eating immediately after surgery.
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