Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Noun of place from the root ح م ي (ḥ-m-y).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

مَحْمِيَّة (maḥmiyyam (dual مَحْمِيَّتَان (maḥmiyyatān), plural مَحْمِيَّات (maḥmiyyāt))

  1. reservation
    مَحْمِيَّةٌ طَبِيعِيَّةٌmaḥmiyyatun ṭabīʕiyyatunnature reserve
  2. (politics) protectorate
    مَحْمِيَّةٌ بَرِيطَانِيَّةٌmaḥmiyyatun barīṭāniyyatunBritish protectorate

Declension edit