محافظت

محافظت

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَافَظَة‎ (muḥāfaẓa). Doublet of محافظه‎.

Noun

محافظت • (muhâfez-et)

1. protection

Descendants

• → Urdu: محافظت‎ (muhāfazat)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “محافظت”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

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Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian محافظت‎, from Arabic مُحَافَظَة‎ (muḥāfaẓa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /mʊ.ɦɑː.fə.zət̪/

Noun

مُحافَظَت • (muhāfazat) f (Hindi spelling मुहाफ़ज़त)

1. defending, protecting, guarding; keeping in custody
2. preservation, protection, guardianship; custody, care

Further reading

• “محافظت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (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.