महफ़ूज़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَحْفُوظ (maḥfūẓ), passive participle of حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa, to protect, guard), from the root ح ف ظ (ḥ f ẓ).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /məɦ.fuːz/, [mɛʱ.fuːz], /məɦ.pʰuːd͡ʒ/, [mɛʱ.pʰuːd͡ʒ]

Adjective

महफ़ूज़ • (mahfūz) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling محفوظ)

  1. safe, secured
    Synonyms: सुरक्षित (surakṣit), रक्षित (rakṣit), सही-सलामत (sahī-salāmat)