מנע

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
מ־נ־ע (m-n-ʿ)

Compare Arabic مَنَعَ (manaʕa).

Verb

מָנַע • (maná) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִמְנַע)

  1. To prevent: to cause (something) not to occur; construed with מ־ (mi-).

Conjugation

Conjugation of מָנַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first מָנַעְתִּי מָנַעְנוּ
second מָנַעְתָּ מָנַעְתְּ מְנַעְתֶּם1 מְנַעְתֶּן1
third מָנַע מָנְעָה מָנְעוּ
present מוֹנֵעַ מוֹנַעַת מוֹנְעִים מוֹנְעוֹת
future first אֶמְנַע נִמְנַע
second תִּמְנַע תִּמְנְעִי תִּמְנְעוּ תִּמְנַעְנָה2
third יִמְנַע תִּמְנַע יִמְנְעוּ תִּמְנַעְנָה2
imperative מְנַע מִנְעִי מִנְעוּ מְנַעְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced מָנַעְתֶּם and מָנַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

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