Arabic reference
مَنَعَ
manaʿa
to forbid
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Modern Standard Arabic. Thirteen subject rows distinguish person, number and gender. Arabic forms retain their vowel marks; readings and English meanings appear alongside them.
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| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | manaʿtuI forbade; I have forbidden |
| naḥnu (we) | manaʿnāwe forbade; we have forbidden |
| anta (you, one man) | manaʿtayou (one man) forbade; you (one man) have forbidden |
| anti (you, one woman) | manaʿtiyou (one woman) forbade; you (one woman) have forbidden |
| antumā (you two) | manaʿtumāyou two forbade; you two have forbidden |
| antum (you, men) | manaʿtumyou (plural, masculine) forbade; you (plural, masculine) have forbidden |
| antunna (you, women) | manaʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) forbade; you (plural, feminine) have forbidden |
| huwa (he) | manaʿahe forbade; he has forbidden |
| hiya (she) | manaʿatshe forbade; she has forbidden |
| humā (they two, masculine) | manaʿāthey two (masculine) forbade; they two (masculine) have forbidden |
| humā (they two, feminine) | manaʿatāthey two (feminine) forbade; they two (feminine) have forbidden |
| hum (they, men) | manaʿūthey (masculine) forbade; they (masculine) have forbidden |
| hunna (they, women) | manaʿnathey (feminine) forbade; they (feminine) have forbidden |
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | amnaʿuI forbid |
| naḥnu (we) | namnaʿuwe forbid |
| anta (you, one man) | tamnaʿuyou (one man) forbid |
| anti (you, one woman) | tamnaʿīnayou (one woman) forbid |
| antumā (you two) | tamnaʿāniyou two forbid |
| antum (you, men) | tamnaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) forbid |
| antunna (you, women) | tamnaʿnayou (plural, feminine) forbid |
| huwa (he) | yamnaʿuhe forbids |
| hiya (she) | tamnaʿushe forbids |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yamnaʿānithey two (masculine) forbid |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tamnaʿānithey two (feminine) forbid |
| hum (they, men) | yamnaʿūnathey (masculine) forbid |
| hunna (they, women) | yamnaʿnathey (feminine) forbid |
Subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | amnaʿa(that) I forbid |
| naḥnu (we) | namnaʿa(that) we forbid |
| anta (you, one man) | tamnaʿa(that) you (one man) forbid |
| anti (you, one woman) | tamnaʿī(that) you (one woman) forbid |
| antumā (you two) | tamnaʿā(that) you two forbid |
| antum (you, men) | tamnaʿū(that) you (plural, masculine) forbid |
| antunna (you, women) | tamnaʿna(that) you (plural, feminine) forbid |
| huwa (he) | yamnaʿa(that) he forbids |
| hiya (she) | tamnaʿa(that) she forbids |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yamnaʿā(that) they two (masculine) forbid |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tamnaʿā(that) they two (feminine) forbid |
| hum (they, men) | yamnaʿū(that) they (masculine) forbid |
| hunna (they, women) | yamnaʿna(that) they (feminine) forbid |
Jussive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | amnaʿI forbid (jussive) |
| naḥnu (we) | namnaʿwe forbid (jussive) |
| anta (you, one man) | tamnaʿyou (one man) forbid (jussive) |
| anti (you, one woman) | tamnaʿīyou (one woman) forbid (jussive) |
| antumā (you two) | tamnaʿāyou two forbid (jussive) |
| antum (you, men) | tamnaʿūyou (plural, masculine) forbid (jussive) |
| antunna (you, women) | tamnaʿnayou (plural, feminine) forbid (jussive) |
| huwa (he) | yamnaʿhe forbids (jussive) |
| hiya (she) | tamnaʿshe forbids (jussive) |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yamnaʿāthey two (masculine) forbid (jussive) |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tamnaʿāthey two (feminine) forbid (jussive) |
| hum (they, men) | yamnaʿūthey (masculine) forbid (jussive) |
| hunna (they, women) | yamnaʿnathey (feminine) forbid (jussive) |
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anta (you, one man) | imnaʿforbid! (one man) |
| anti (you, one woman) | imnaʿīforbid! (one woman) |
| antumā (you two) | imnaʿāforbid! (you two) |
| antum (you, men) | imnaʿūforbid! (plural, masculine) |
| antunna (you, women) | imnaʿnaforbid! (plural, feminine) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | saʾamnaʿuI will forbid |
| naḥnu (we) | sanamnaʿuwe will forbid |
| anta (you, one man) | satamnaʿuyou (one man) will forbid |
| anti (you, one woman) | satamnaʿīnayou (one woman) will forbid |
| antumā (you two) | satamnaʿāniyou two will forbid |
| antum (you, men) | satamnaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) will forbid |
| antunna (you, women) | satamnaʿnayou (plural, feminine) will forbid |
| huwa (he) | sayamnaʿuhe will forbid |
| hiya (she) | satamnaʿushe will forbid |
| humā (they two, masculine) | sayamnaʿānithey two (masculine) will forbid |
| humā (they two, feminine) | satamnaʿānithey two (feminine) will forbid |
| hum (they, men) | sayamnaʿūnathey (masculine) will forbid |
| hunna (they, women) | sayamnaʿnathey (feminine) will forbid |
Passive
Passive perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | muniʿtuI was forbidden; I have been forbidden |
| naḥnu (we) | muniʿnāwe were forbidden; we have been forbidden |
| anta (you, one man) | muniʿtayou (one man) were forbidden; you (one man) have been forbidden |
| anti (you, one woman) | muniʿtiyou (one woman) were forbidden; you (one woman) have been forbidden |
| antumā (you two) | muniʿtumāyou two were forbidden; you two have been forbidden |
| antum (you, men) | muniʿtumyou (plural, masculine) were forbidden; you (plural, masculine) have been forbidden |
| antunna (you, women) | muniʿtunnayou (plural, feminine) were forbidden; you (plural, feminine) have been forbidden |
| huwa (he) | muniʿahe was forbidden; he has been forbidden |
| hiya (she) | muniʿatshe was forbidden; she has been forbidden |
| humā (they two, masculine) | muniʿāthey two (masculine) were forbidden; they two (masculine) have been forbidden |
| humā (they two, feminine) | muniʿatāthey two (feminine) were forbidden; they two (feminine) have been forbidden |
| hum (they, men) | muniʿūthey (masculine) were forbidden; they (masculine) have been forbidden |
| hunna (they, women) | muniʿnathey (feminine) were forbidden; they (feminine) have been forbidden |
Passive present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| anā (I) | umnaʿuI am forbidden |
| naḥnu (we) | numnaʿuwe are forbidden |
| anta (you, one man) | tumnaʿuyou (one man) are forbidden |
| anti (you, one woman) | tumnaʿīnayou (one woman) are forbidden |
| antumā (you two) | tumnaʿāniyou two are forbidden |
| antum (you, men) | tumnaʿūnayou (plural, masculine) are forbidden |
| antunna (you, women) | tumnaʿnayou (plural, feminine) are forbidden |
| huwa (he) | yumnaʿuhe is forbidden |
| hiya (she) | tumnaʿushe is forbidden |
| humā (they two, masculine) | yumnaʿānithey two (masculine) are forbidden |
| humā (they two, feminine) | tumnaʿānithey two (feminine) are forbidden |
| hum (they, men) | yumnaʿūnathey (masculine) are forbidden |
| hunna (they, women) | yumnaʿnathey (feminine) are forbidden |
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