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