މަނާ

Dhivehi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian منع (man'), from Arabic مَنَعَ (manaʕa). Compare Hindi मना (manā).

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