محافظة

See also: محافظه and محافظہ

Arabic

Root
ح ف ظ (ḥ f ẓ)
13 terms

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /mu.ħaː.fa.ðˤa/

Etymology

Verbal noun of حَافَظَ (ḥāfaẓa)

Noun

مُحَافَظَة • (muḥāfaẓa) f (plural مُحَافَظَات (muḥāfaẓāt))

1. verbal noun of حَافَظَ (ḥāfaẓa) (form III)
2. preservation
3. a governorate; an administrative division of state territory

Declension

Declension of noun مُحَافَظَة (muḥāfaẓa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُحَافَظَة muḥāfaẓa	الْمُحَافَظَة al-muḥāfaẓa	مُحَافَظَة muḥāfaẓat
Nominative	مُحَافَظَةٌ muḥāfaẓatun	الْمُحَافَظَةُ al-muḥāfaẓatu	مُحَافَظَةُ muḥāfaẓatu
Accusative	مُحَافَظَةً muḥāfaẓatan	الْمُحَافَظَةَ al-muḥāfaẓata	مُحَافَظَةَ muḥāfaẓata
Genitive	مُحَافَظَةٍ muḥāfaẓatin	الْمُحَافَظَةِ al-muḥāfaẓati	مُحَافَظَةِ muḥāfaẓati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُحَافَظَتَيْن muḥāfaẓatayn	الْمُحَافَظَتَيْن al-muḥāfaẓatayn	مُحَافَظَتَيْ muḥāfaẓatay
Nominative	مُحَافَظَتَانِ muḥāfaẓatāni	الْمُحَافَظَتَانِ al-muḥāfaẓatāni	مُحَافَظَتَا muḥāfaẓatā
Accusative	مُحَافَظَتَيْنِ muḥāfaẓatayni	الْمُحَافَظَتَيْنِ al-muḥāfaẓatayni	مُحَافَظَتَيْ muḥāfaẓatay
Genitive	مُحَافَظَتَيْنِ muḥāfaẓatayni	الْمُحَافَظَتَيْنِ al-muḥāfaẓatayni	مُحَافَظَتَيْ muḥāfaẓatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مُحَافَظَات muḥāfaẓāt	الْمُحَافَظَات al-muḥāfaẓāt	مُحَافَظَات muḥāfaẓāt
Nominative	مُحَافَظَاتٌ muḥāfaẓātun	الْمُحَافَظَاتُ al-muḥāfaẓātu	مُحَافَظَاتُ muḥāfaẓātu
Accusative	مُحَافَظَاتٍ muḥāfaẓātin	الْمُحَافَظَاتِ al-muḥāfaẓāti	مُحَافَظَاتِ muḥāfaẓāti
Genitive	مُحَافَظَاتٍ muḥāfaẓātin	الْمُحَافَظَاتِ al-muḥāfaẓāti	مُحَافَظَاتِ muḥāfaẓāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: mühafizə
• → English: muhafazah
• → Hindi: मुहाफ़ज़ाह (muhāfzāh)
• → Northern Kurdish: mihafize
• → Ottoman Turkish: محافظه
  • Turkish: muhafaza
• → Persian: محافظت
  • → Urdu: محافظت (muhāfazat)
• → Persian: محافظه
• → Urdu: محافظہ
• → Uzbek: muhofaza

Adjective

مُحَافَظَة • (muḥāfaẓa)

1. feminine singular of مُحَافَظ (muḥāfaẓ)

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /mu.ħaː.fi.ðˤa/

Etymology

Morphologically from the root ح ف ظ (ḥ-f-ẓ).

Adjective

مُحَافِظَة • (muḥāfiẓa)

1. feminine singular of مُحَافِظ (muḥāfiẓ).