ਹਿਫ਼ਾਜ਼ਤ

Punjabi edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic حِفَاظَة (ḥifāẓa).

Noun edit

ਹਿਫ਼ਾਜ਼ਤ (hifāzatm (Shahmukhi spelling حفاظت)

  1. custody
  2. guardianship
  3. safekeeping, protection
    Synonym: ਰੱਖਿਆ (rakkhiā)

References edit

  • ਹਿਫ਼ਾਜ਼ਤ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਹਿਫ਼ਾਜ਼ਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.