Arabic vocabulary

مَنْعُpreventing in Arabic

مَنْعُ is how you say “preventing” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.

Example sentences

فَلَمَّا حَلَّ الْهَدْمُ بِوُدِّ سَارَةَ مَنْعُ الْوِلْدَيْنِ يَجُوزُ،
When destruction befell Sarah's household, preventing the two sons was permissible.
مَنْعٌ — preventing. An action-noun 'preventing / withholding', the subject of the main clause whose verdict 'is permissible' comes at the end. It carries the -un subject ending (audible tanween) and heads an 'of' link with 'the two sons' next: 'preventing the two sons'.
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