Arabic for forbid

mana3a

ﻣَﻨَﻊَ

forbid – past tense he

yamna3u

ﻳَﻤﻨَﻊُ

forbid – present tense he

The Arabic verb for forbid is written ﻣَﻨَﻊَ and pronunced mana3a in its basic form (past tense masculinum singular). In present tense, the verb is written ﻳَﻤﻨَﻊُ and pronounced yamna3u. See more conjugations

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Part of speech: verb. Pattern: verb

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Important letters: ﻡ ﻥ ﻉ

The root of the word forbid consists of three Arabic letters: mim that is written ﻡ and pronounced m, nun that is written ﻥ and pronounced n and ayn that is written ﻉ and pronounced 3. Words with the same root letters are often related.

Words related to forbid

The word forbid letter by letter

ﻣَﻨَﻊَ

ﻣـ

ـﻨـ

ـﻊ

ﻣـ

ـﻨـ

ـﻊ

ﻡ

ﻣـ

ـﻤـ

ـﻢ

ﻥ

ﻧـ

ـﻨـ

ـﻦ

ﻉ

ﻋـ

ـﻌـ

ـﻊ

mim

nun

ayn

The Arabic word for forbid consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter nun that is written ﻥ ( here ـﻨـ ) and pronounced n and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter ayn that is written ﻉ ( here ـﻊ ) and pronounced 3 and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣَﻨَﻊَ and pronounced mana3a.

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The pattern for forbid

fa3ala becomes mana3a

We have seen that the Arabic word for forbid is written ﻣَﻨَﻊَ and pronounced mana3a. It follows the pattern verb form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure fa3ala where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is fa3ala and the root letters are m, n and 3, the word becomes mana3a.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns