محافظ

Root
ح ف ظ (ḥ f ẓ)
13 terms

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

• IPA^(key): /mu.ħaː.fiðˤ/

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

1. (politics) conservative
2. protective; guarding
3. preserving

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

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

• IPA^(key): /mu.ħaː.faðˤ/

مُحَافَظ • (muḥāfaẓ)

1. passive participle of حَافَظَ (ḥāfaẓa).

• IPA^(key): /ma.ħaː.fiðˤ/

مَحَافِظ • (maḥāfiẓ) f pl

1. plural of مِحْفَظَة (miḥfaẓa)

From Arabic مُحَافِظ (muḥāfiẓ).

محافظ • (muhāfíz)

1. guarding, protecting

محافظ • (muhāfíz) m

1. watchman, guard

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَافِظ (muḥāfiẓ).

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

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

1. protector; guard

   Synonym: راکھی (rākhī)

(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)