މަނާ

މަނާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian منع‎, from Arabic مَنَعَ‎ (manaʿa)

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.