محافظ

Arabic

Root
ح ف ظ (ḥ f ẓ)
13 terms

Etymology 1

Derived from the active participle of حَافَظَ (ḥāfaẓa, “to protect, to preserve”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.ħaː.fiðˤ/

Adjective

مُحَافِظ • (muḥāfiẓ) (feminine مُحَافِظَة (muḥāfiẓa), masculine plural مُحَافِظُونَ (muḥāfiẓūna), feminine plural مُحَافِظَات (muḥāfiẓāt))

Declension

Declension of adjective **مُحَافِظ** (muḥāfiẓ)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُحَافِظ muḥāfiẓ	الْمُحَافِظ al-muḥāfiẓ	مُحَافِظَة muḥāfiẓa	الْمُحَافِظَة al-muḥāfiẓa
nominative	مُحَافِظٌ muḥāfiẓun	الْمُحَافِظُ al-muḥāfiẓu	مُحَافِظَةٌ muḥāfiẓatun	الْمُحَافِظَةُ al-muḥāfiẓatu
accusative	مُحَافِظًا muḥāfiẓan	الْمُحَافِظَ al-muḥāfiẓa	مُحَافِظَةً muḥāfiẓatan	الْمُحَافِظَةَ al-muḥāfiẓata
genitive	مُحَافِظٍ muḥāfiẓin	الْمُحَافِظِ al-muḥāfiẓi	مُحَافِظَةٍ muḥāfiẓatin	الْمُحَافِظَةِ al-muḥāfiẓati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُحَافِظَيْن muḥāfiẓayn	الْمُحَافِظَيْن al-muḥāfiẓayn	مُحَافِظَتَيْن muḥāfiẓatayn	الْمُحَافِظَتَيْن al-muḥāfiẓatayn
nominative	مُحَافِظَانِ muḥāfiẓāni	الْمُحَافِظَانِ al-muḥāfiẓāni	مُحَافِظَتَانِ muḥāfiẓatāni	الْمُحَافِظَتَانِ al-muḥāfiẓatāni
accusative	مُحَافِظَيْنِ muḥāfiẓayni	الْمُحَافِظَيْنِ al-muḥāfiẓayni	مُحَافِظَتَيْنِ muḥāfiẓatayni	الْمُحَافِظَتَيْنِ al-muḥāfiẓatayni
genitive	مُحَافِظَيْنِ muḥāfiẓayni	الْمُحَافِظَيْنِ al-muḥāfiẓayni	مُحَافِظَتَيْنِ muḥāfiẓatayni	الْمُحَافِظَتَيْنِ al-muḥāfiẓatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُحَافِظِين muḥāfiẓīn	الْمُحَافِظِين al-muḥāfiẓīn	مُحَافِظَات muḥāfiẓāt	الْمُحَافِظَات al-muḥāfiẓāt
nominative	مُحَافِظُونَ muḥāfiẓūna	الْمُحَافِظُونَ al-muḥāfiẓūna	مُحَافِظَاتٌ muḥāfiẓātun	الْمُحَافِظَاتُ al-muḥāfiẓātu
accusative	مُحَافِظِينَ muḥāfiẓīna	الْمُحَافِظِينَ al-muḥāfiẓīna	مُحَافِظَاتٍ muḥāfiẓātin	الْمُحَافِظَاتِ al-muḥāfiẓāti
genitive	مُحَافِظِينَ muḥāfiẓīna	الْمُحَافِظِينَ al-muḥāfiẓīna	مُحَافِظَاتٍ muḥāfiẓātin	الْمُحَافِظَاتِ al-muḥāfiẓāti

Descendants

→ Persian: محافظ
- → Tajik: муҳофиз (muhofiz)
- → Azerbaijani: mühafiz
- → Ottoman Turkish: محافظ
  - Turkish: muhafız
→ Uyghur: مۇھاپىز (muhapiz)
→ Uzbek: muhofiz

Etymology 2

Derived from the passive participle of حَافَظَ (ḥāfaẓa, “to protect, to preserve”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.ħaː.faðˤ/

Adjective

مُحَافَظ • (muḥāfaẓ)

passive participle of حَافَظَ (ḥāfaẓa).

Declension

Declension of adjective **مُحَافَظ** (muḥāfaẓ)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		—
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُحَافَظ muḥāfaẓ	الْمُحَافَظ al-muḥāfaẓ	—	—
nominative	مُحَافَظٌ muḥāfaẓun	الْمُحَافَظُ al-muḥāfaẓu	—	—
accusative	مُحَافَظًا muḥāfaẓan	الْمُحَافَظَ al-muḥāfaẓa	—	—
genitive	مُحَافَظٍ muḥāfaẓin	الْمُحَافَظِ al-muḥāfaẓi	—	—
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	—	—	—	—
nominative	—	—	—	—
accusative	—	—	—	—
genitive	—	—	—	—
plural	masculine		feminine
	—		—
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	—	—	—	—
nominative	—	—	—	—
accusative	—	—	—	—
genitive	—	—	—	—

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.ħaː.fiðˤ/

Noun

مَحَافِظ • (maḥāfiẓ) f pl

plural of مِحْفَظَة (miḥfaẓa)

Pashto

Etymology

From Arabic مُحَافِظ (muḥāfiẓ).

Adjective

محافظ • (muhāfíz)

guarding, protecting

Noun

محافظ • (muhāfíz) m

watchman, guard

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَافِظ (muḥāfiẓ).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊ.ɦɑː.fɪz/
Rhymes: -ɪz

Noun

مُحافِظ • (muhāfiz) m (formal plural محافظین, Hindi spelling मुहाफ़िज़)

protector; guard
Synonym: راکھی (rākhī)

Declension

(Formal)

Declension of **محافظ**
	singular	plural
direct	محافظ (muhāfiz)	محافظین (muhāfizīn)
oblique	محافظ (muhāfiz)	محافظین (muhāfizīn)
vocative	محافظ (muhāfiz)	محافظین (muhāfizīn)

(Colloquial)

Declension of **محافظ**
	singular	plural
direct	محافظ (muhāfiz)	محافظ (muhāfiz)
oblique	محافظ (muhāfiz)	محافظوں (muhāfizõ)
vocative	محافظ (muhāfiz)	محافظو (muhāfizo)