Turkish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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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.
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References

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  • 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