prevention in Arabic: وقاية (wiqāyah) – meaning, pronunciation, examples

Other meanings

مَنْع manʿ — prevention

How to use it

In Arabic, 'prevention' can be translated in a few ways depending on the context. 'الوقاية' (al-wiqāyah) is commonly used for health and safety, meaning protection or prophylaxis. 'المنع' (al-manʿ) is a more general term for stopping or prohibiting something.

Example sentences

الوقاية خير من العلاج.

al-wiqāyatu khayrun min al-ʿilāj.

Prevention is better than cure.
يجب العمل على منع الجريمة.

yajibu al-ʿamalu ʿalā manʿi al-jarīmah.

We must work on crime prevention.
هناك حملة للوقاية من الأمراض.

hunāka ḥamlatun lil-wiqāyati min al-amrāḍ.

There is a campaign for disease prevention.

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

Prevention

المنـع

(i) Prevention;

`1` الوقاية؛

Other prevention measures

تدابير المنع الأخرى

Prevention and mitigation

3 - الوقاية من الكوارث والتخفيف من آثارها

Prevention and protection

ألف - الوقاية والحماية

Subcommittee on Prevention

اللجنة الفرعية لمنع التعذيب

Prevention of statelessness

الحيلولة دون انعدام الجنسية

Prevention of discrimination:

5- منع التمييز:

Conflict prevention and prevention of torture

زاي - منع نشوب النزاعات ومناهضة التعذيب

== Prevention ==The prevention of oxygen toxicity depends entirely on the setting.

الوقاية من سمية الأكسجين تعتمد اعتمادا كليا على الاستعدادات.

==Prevention==Prevention includes vaccination, environmental measures and appropriate treatment of other health problems.

تشمل الوقاية التطعيم والتدابير البيئية والعلاج المناسب للمشاكل الصحية الأخرى.

==Prevention==Prevention of swine influenza has three components: prevention in swine, prevention of transmission to humans, and prevention of its spread among humans.

==== الوقاية من انتقال العدوى من الخنازير ====احتمالية إصابة البشر بالعدوى من الخنازيركبيره حاليا(سجلت 1233حالة منذ منتصف 3 أشهر) إلا أنه ينصح المزارعون.

Questions and answers

When do I use 'الوقاية' vs 'المنع'?

'الوقاية' is often used for proactive measures, like preventing illness or accidents. 'المنع' is more about actively stopping something from happening, like preventing a crime or a rule violation.

Is there a verb form for 'prevention'?

Yes, the verb related to 'الوقاية' is 'وقى' (waqā) - to protect, to guard. The verb related to 'المنع' is 'منع' (manaʿa) - to prevent, to forbid.