محفظة
Arabic
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| ح ف ظ (ḥ f ẓ) |
| 13 terms |
Tool noun from the verb حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa, “to preserve, protect”).
Pronunciation
Noun
مِحْفَظَة • (miḥfaẓa) f (plural مِحْفَظَات (miḥfaẓāt) or مَحَافِظ (maḥāfiẓ))
Declension
| singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مِحْفَظَة miḥfaẓa |
الْمِحْفَظَة al-miḥfaẓa |
مِحْفَظَة miḥfaẓat |
| nominative | مِحْفَظَةٌ miḥfaẓatun |
الْمِحْفَظَةُ al-miḥfaẓatu |
مِحْفَظَةُ miḥfaẓatu |
| accusative | مِحْفَظَةً miḥfaẓatan |
الْمِحْفَظَةَ al-miḥfaẓata |
مِحْفَظَةَ miḥfaẓata |
| genitive | مِحْفَظَةٍ miḥfaẓatin |
الْمِحْفَظَةِ al-miḥfaẓati |
مِحْفَظَةِ miḥfaẓati |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | مِحْفَظَتَيْن miḥfaẓatayn |
الْمِحْفَظَتَيْن al-miḥfaẓatayn |
مِحْفَظَتَيْ miḥfaẓatay |
| nominative | مِحْفَظَتَانِ miḥfaẓatāni |
الْمِحْفَظَتَانِ al-miḥfaẓatāni |
مِحْفَظَتَا miḥfaẓatā |
| accusative | مِحْفَظَتَيْنِ miḥfaẓatayni |
الْمِحْفَظَتَيْنِ al-miḥfaẓatayni |
مِحْفَظَتَيْ miḥfaẓatay |
| genitive | مِحْفَظَتَيْنِ miḥfaẓatayni |
الْمِحْفَظَتَيْنِ al-miḥfaẓatayni |
مِحْفَظَتَيْ miḥfaẓatay |
| plural | sound feminine plural; basic broken plural diptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | مِحْفَظَات; مَحَافِظ miḥfaẓāt; maḥāfiẓ |
الْمِحْفَظَات; الْمَحَافِظ al-miḥfaẓāt; al-maḥāfiẓ |
مِحْفَظَات; مَحَافِظ miḥfaẓāt; maḥāfiẓ |
| nominative | مِحْفَظَاتٌ; مَحَافِظُ miḥfaẓātun; maḥāfiẓu |
الْمِحْفَظَاتُ; الْمَحَافِظُ al-miḥfaẓātu; al-maḥāfiẓu |
مِحْفَظَاتُ; مَحَافِظُ miḥfaẓātu; maḥāfiẓu |
| accusative | مِحْفَظَاتٍ; مَحَافِظَ miḥfaẓātin; maḥāfiẓa |
الْمِحْفَظَاتِ; الْمَحَافِظَ al-miḥfaẓāti; al-maḥāfiẓa |
مِحْفَظَاتِ; مَحَافِظَ miḥfaẓāti; maḥāfiẓa |
| genitive | مِحْفَظَاتٍ; مَحَافِظَ miḥfaẓātin; maḥāfiẓa |
الْمِحْفَظَاتِ; الْمَحَافِظِ al-miḥfaẓāti; al-maḥāfiẓi |
مِحْفَظَاتِ; مَحَافِظِ miḥfaẓāti; maḥāfiẓi |
Descendants
- Hijazi Arabic: محفظة (miḥfaẓa, “wallet”)
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979) “حفظ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
Hijazi Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ح ف ظ |
| 3 terms |
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic مِحْفَظَة (miḥfaẓa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /miħ.fa.zˤa/, /miħ.fa.ðˤa/
Noun
محفظة • (miḥfaẓa) f (plural مَحافظ (maḥāfiẓ))
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ح ف ظ |
| 3 terms |
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic مِحْفَظَة (miḥfaẓa).
Pronunciation
Noun
محفظة • (maḥfaẓa) m (plural محفظات (maḥfaẓāt) or محافظ (maḥāfeẓ))