mana'

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mana"

Maltese
Root
m-n-għ
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic مَنَعَ‎ (manaʕa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈma.na/
  • IPA(key): /ˈma.naˤ/ (archaic)

Verb

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

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

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

Conjugation
    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
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