މަނާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian منع (man'), from Arabic مَنَعَ (manaʕa). Compare Hindi मना (manā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mən̪əː/, [mən̪əː]

Noun

މަނާ • (manā)

  1. prohibition, interdiction, debar, ban, disallowance, injunction
  2. embargo
  3. deprival, hindering, impeding, obstruction
  4. dissuading

References
  • Hassan Ahmed Maniku (2000) “މަނާ”, in A Concise Etymological Vocabulary of Dhivehi Language, Colombo: The Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, page 167
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