Turkish edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish ممانعت, from Arabic مُمَانَعَة (mumānaʕa), verbal noun of form III from the root م ن ع (m-n-ʕ).

Noun edit

mümanaat (definite accusative mümanaatı, plural mümanaatlar)

  1. opposing, hindering, preventing; opposition, prevention
    • 1937 September 13, “Seyit Rıza Teslim oldu”, in Kurun:
      Dersim mümanaatının başı Seyid Rıza dün iki arkadaşı ile Erzincan hükûmetine teslim olmuştur.
      Dersim rebel leader Seyid Riza and two companions surrendered to Erzincan authorities yesterday.

Related terms edit

References edit

  • Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ممانعت”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1976
  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 819