محفظة

Arabic

Etymology

Tool noun from the verb حَفِظَ‎ (ḥafiẓa, “to preserve, protect”), from the root ح ف ظ‎ (ḥ-f-ẓ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /miħ.fa.ðˤa/
    • (Moroccan) IPA(key): /miħ.fa.dˤa/

Noun

مِحْفَظَة • (miḥfaẓa) f (plural مِحْفَظَات‎ (miḥfaẓāt) or مَحَافِظ‎ (maḥāfiẓ))

  1. wallet
  2. purse
  3. briefcase; schoolbag; sachel

Declension

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

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
2 terms

Etymology

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /miħ.fa.zˤa/, /miħ.fa.ðˤa/

Noun

محفظة • (miḥfaẓa) f (plural مَحافظ‎ (maḥāfiẓ))

  1. wallet

South Levantine Arabic
Root
ح ف ظ‎
3 terms

Etymology

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maħ.fa.zˤa/, [ˈmɑħ.fɑ.zˤɑ]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

محفظة • (maḥfaẓa) m (plural محفظات‎ (maḥfaẓāt) or محافظ‎ (maḥāfeẓ))

  1. wallet
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