ممنوع

Arabic

Root
م ن ع (m n ʕ)
8 terms

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of the verb مَنَعَ (manaʕa, “to forbid”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mam.nuːʕ/
  • Rhymes: -uːʕ

Adjective

مَمْنُوع • (mamnūʕ) (feminine مَمْنُوعَة (mamnūʕa), masculine plural مَمْنُوعُونَ (mamnūʕūna), feminine plural مَمْنُوعَات (mamnūʕāt))

  1. forbidden
    Synonym: مَحْظُور (maḥẓūr)
    Antonyms: مَسْمُوح (masmūḥ), مُبَاح (mubāḥ)
  2. hindered
  3. prevented
  4. (grammar) uninflected, undeclinable

Declension

Declension of adjective مَمْنُوع (mamnūʕ)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مَمْنُوع
mamnūʕ 		الْمَمْنُوع
al-mamnūʕ 		مَمْنُوعَة
mamnūʕa 		الْمَمْنُوعَة
al-mamnūʕa
nominative مَمْنُوعٌ
mamnūʕun 		الْمَمْنُوعُ
al-mamnūʕu 		مَمْنُوعَةٌ
mamnūʕatun 		الْمَمْنُوعَةُ
al-mamnūʕatu
accusative مَمْنُوعًا
mamnūʕan 		الْمَمْنُوعَ
al-mamnūʕa 		مَمْنُوعَةً
mamnūʕatan 		الْمَمْنُوعَةَ
al-mamnūʕata
genitive مَمْنُوعٍ
mamnūʕin 		الْمَمْنُوعِ
al-mamnūʕi 		مَمْنُوعَةٍ
mamnūʕatin 		الْمَمْنُوعَةِ
al-mamnūʕati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مَمْنُوعَيْن
mamnūʕayn 		الْمَمْنُوعَيْن
al-mamnūʕayn 		مَمْنُوعَتَيْن
mamnūʕatayn 		الْمَمْنُوعَتَيْن
al-mamnūʕatayn
nominative مَمْنُوعَانِ
mamnūʕāni 		الْمَمْنُوعَانِ
al-mamnūʕāni 		مَمْنُوعَتَانِ
mamnūʕatāni 		الْمَمْنُوعَتَانِ
al-mamnūʕatāni
accusative مَمْنُوعَيْنِ
mamnūʕayni 		الْمَمْنُوعَيْنِ
al-mamnūʕayni 		مَمْنُوعَتَيْنِ
mamnūʕatayni 		الْمَمْنُوعَتَيْنِ
al-mamnūʕatayni
genitive مَمْنُوعَيْنِ
mamnūʕayni 		الْمَمْنُوعَيْنِ
al-mamnūʕayni 		مَمْنُوعَتَيْنِ
mamnūʕatayni 		الْمَمْنُوعَتَيْنِ
al-mamnūʕatayni
plural masculine feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مَمْنُوعِين
mamnūʕīn 		الْمَمْنُوعِين
al-mamnūʕīn 		مَمْنُوعَات
mamnūʕāt 		الْمَمْنُوعَات
al-mamnūʕāt
nominative مَمْنُوعُونَ
mamnūʕūna 		الْمَمْنُوعُونَ
al-mamnūʕūna 		مَمْنُوعَاتٌ
mamnūʕātun 		الْمَمْنُوعَاتُ
al-mamnūʕātu
accusative مَمْنُوعِينَ
mamnūʕīna 		الْمَمْنُوعِينَ
al-mamnūʕīna 		مَمْنُوعَاتٍ
mamnūʕātin 		الْمَمْنُوعَاتِ
al-mamnūʕāti
genitive مَمْنُوعِينَ
mamnūʕīna 		الْمَمْنُوعِينَ
al-mamnūʕīna 		مَمْنُوعَاتٍ
mamnūʕātin 		الْمَمْنُوعَاتِ
al-mamnūʕāti

Derived terms

  • مَمْنُوع مِن الصَّرْف (mamnūʕ min aṣ-ṣarf)

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: məmnu
  • → Persian: ممنوع
  • → Ottoman Turkish: ممنوع (memnu')
    • Turkish: memnu
  • → Uzbek: mamnu'

References

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مَمْنُوع (mamnūʕ).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Iran):(file)
Dari ممنوع
Iranian Persian
Tajik мамнӯъ
 

Readings
Classical reading? mamnū'
Dari reading? mamnū'
Iranian reading? mamnu'
Tajik reading? mamnu'

Adjective

ممنوع • (mamnu')

  1. prohibited
  2. forbidden
  • ممنوعه (mamnu'e)
  • ممنوع کردن (mamnu' kardan)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
م ن ع
4 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَمْنُوع (mamnūʕ). Equivalent to the passive participle of منع (manaʕ, “to forbid”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mam.nuːʕ/, [mamˈnuːʕ]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

ممنوع • (mamnūʕ) (feminine ممنوعة (mamnūʕa))

  1. forbidden, prohibited
    Antonym: مسموح (masmūḥ)
    ممنوع حد يوكل أيّ إشي إلّا بعد ما يغسّل إيديه منيح.
    mamnūʕ ḥad yōkel ʔayy ʔiši ʔilla baʕd mā yḡassel ʔīdēh mnīḥ
    Nobody is allowed to eat anything until they've washed their hands well.
    (literally, “It is forbidden for someone to eat anything except after he washes his hands well.”)

See also

  • منع (manaʕ, “to forbid”)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ممنوع (mamnu'), taken from Arabic مَمْنُوع (mamnūʕ).

Pronunciation

Adjective

مَمْنُوع • (mamnūʻ) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मम्नू)

  1. forbidden, prohibited
    Synonym: منع (manaʻ)

References

  • “ممنوع”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “ممنوع”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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