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mana'

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Maltese

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Root
m-n-għ
5 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic مَنَعَ (manaʕa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mana’ (imperfect jimna’, past participle mimnugħ, verbal noun mnigħ)

  1. (obsolete) to ban; to forbid
    Synonym: pprojbixxa

Usage notes

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  • The past participle may still see very occasional literary usage, but this is also archaic.

Conjugation

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Conjugation of mana’
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m mnajt mnajt mana’ mnajna mnajtu mangħu
f mangħet
imperfect m nimna’ timna’ jimna’ nimangħu timangħu jimangħu
f timna’
imperative imna’ imangħu