See also: حافظه

Arabic edit

Root
ح ف ظ (ḥ-f-ẓ)

Etymology edit

Tool noun formed from active participle of حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa, to keep), as حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ, keeper (person)) +‎ ـَة (-a).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

حَافِظَة (ḥāfiẓaf (plural حَافِظَات (ḥāfiẓāt) or حَوَافِظ (ḥawāfiẓ))

  1. memory
  2. wallet, billfold
  3. portfolio (all senses)
  4. (computing) clipboard

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: hafizə
  • Ottoman Turkish: حافظه (hâfıza)
  • Persian: حافظه (hâfeze)

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), “حفظ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
  • clipboard”, in Microsoft Terminology Collection and Translations in Localized Microsoft Products, (please provide a date or year)