مَنْعٌ prevention in Arabic
مَنْعٌ is how you say “prevention” in Arabic.
Root م ن ع m-n-ʿ. noun (verbal noun / maṣdar of مَنَعَ, form I). manʿ.
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Meaning of prevention in Arabic
- prevention, hindrance, restraint stopping someone or something from acting or happening; also holding back, withholding, forbidding
- denial, refusal (of a gift or request) explicitly given as the opposite of إِعْطَآءٌ (giving)
- protection, defense, guarding of a place or person against encroachment or attack; a secondary use of the verb مَنَعَهُ
Example sentence
وَمنع إِجَابَة الدُّعَاء وقسوة الْقلب
And the blocking of answered prayers and hardness of the heart.
وَمَنْعُ and prevention
wa- = 'and'; man' means 'preventing, blocking', heading an 'of…' phrase with the next word.
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How it is used
منع is the standard classical term for prevention or denial, explicitly paired as the opposite of إِعْطَآءٌ ('giving'). It underlies a wide family of forms covering refusal, mutual obstruction (تَمَانَعَا), voluntary abstention (اِمْتَنَعَ), and defensive strength (مَنَعَةٌ, مَنِيعٌ), making it common in both everyday and legal/theological usage.
Words from the same root
- مَانِعٌ one who prevents, denies, or refuses
- مَنِيعٌ unapproachable, inaccessible, fortified, strong
- مَنَعَةٌ power of resistance; might that protects one's people
- اِمْتَنَعَ to refrain, hold back, refuse (form VIII)
- مُمْتَنِعٌ resisting, unyielding, incompliant
- مَنَّاعٌ one who habitually denies or refuses to give
- مَانَعَهُ to dispute with him, or try to keep him from something (form III)
- تَمَنَّعَ to abstain, hold oneself back, or fortify oneself (form V)
More example sentences
فَحَصَرَهَا فِي حَبْسِ الْمَنْعِ
So it confined them in the prison of prevention.
الْمَنْعِ of prevention
'al-' = 'the'; the 'of' word (genitive).
وعطاءه فِي مَنعه
And His giving in His withholding.
مَنْعِهِ His withholding
A verbal noun 'withholding / denial' with '-hi' (His) attached, genitive after 'in'. His giving present even within His denial.
وهكذا يُفهَمُ تنظيمُ العلمِ، ومنعُ الاعتداءِ، وصيانةُ الأموالِ والعقودِ، وتوفيرُ أسبابِ التعارفِ والرحمةِ بين الناس؛
Thus, the organization of knowledge, prevention of aggression, safeguarding of wealth and contracts, and provision of means for acquaintance and compassion among people is understood;
وَمَنْعُ and the prevention of
An action-noun, 'and the prevention of,' joined by 'and' — the next listed subject. It heads an 'of' pair with 'aggression': forbidding assault, which guards life.
Common questions
- How do you say "prevention" in Arabic?
- مَنْعٌ (manʿ).
- What does the root م ن ع mean in Arabic?
- It centers on preventing, hindering, or refusing — منع itself is defined as the opposite of إعطاء ('giving'), and the root also produces words for protection (منيع) and resistance (منعة).
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).