محافظت
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic مُحَافَظَة (muḥāfaẓa). Doublet of محافظه (mohâfezat).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /mu.haː.fa.ˈzat/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [mo̞.ɦɑː.fä.zät̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [mo.ɦɒː.fe.zæt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [mu.ɦɔ.fä.zät̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | muhāfazat |
| Dari reading? | mohāfazat |
| Iranian reading? | mohâfezat |
| Tajik reading? | muhofazat |
Noun
محافظت • (mohâfezat)
- protection, conservation
- اقدامات محافظت از حیوانات پیشرفتهتر در اروپا
- eqdâmât-e mohâfezat az heyvânât-e pišrafte-tar dar orupâ
- Europe's more advanced animal conservation measures
Descendants
- → Urdu: محافظت (muhāfazat)
Further reading
- Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “محافظت”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian محافظت (muhāfazat), from Arabic مُحَافَظَة (muḥāfaẓa).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mʊ.ɦɑː.fə.zət̪/
Noun
مُحافَظَت • (muhāfazat) f (Hindi spelling मुहाफ़ज़त)
- defending, protecting, guarding; keeping in custody
- preservation, protection, guardianship; custody, care
Further reading
- “محافظت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “محافظت”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.