حفظ ماء الوجه

Arabic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħa.fi.ðˤa maː.ʔa‿l.wad͡ʒ.hi/

Verb

حَفِظَ مَاءَ الوَجْهِ • (ḥafiẓa māʾa l-wajhi) I, non-past يَحْفَظُ مَاءَ ٱلْوَجْهِ‎ (yaḥfaẓu māʔa l-wajhi)

1. (idiomatic) to preserve honor or self-respect; to save face (literally, to save the face's water)

Conjugation

See حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa).