mâni
Meaning
obstacle (physical or figurative)
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish مانع, from Arabic مَانِع (māniʕ), from verb مَنَعَ (manaʕa, “to hinder”).
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Sentences
İstanbul’da leyli mekteplerde geçen ömrü , babasını adamakıllı tanımasına mâni olmuştu.
His life in the Leyli schools in Istanbul prevented him from knowing his father properly.
