محافظ

Arabic

Root
ح ف ظ (ḥ-f-ẓ)

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ħaː.fiðˤ/

Adjective

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

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

Declension

Declension of adjective مُحَافِظ (muḥāfiẓ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحَافِظ muḥāfiẓ	الْمُحَافِظ al-muḥāfiẓ	مُحَافِظَة muḥāfiẓa	الْمُحَافِظَة al-muḥāfiẓa
Nominative	مُحَافِظٌ muḥāfiẓun	الْمُحَافِظُ al-muḥāfiẓu	مُحَافِظَةٌ muḥāfiẓatun	الْمُحَافِظَةُ al-muḥāfiẓatu
Accusative	مُحَافِظًا muḥāfiẓan	الْمُحَافِظَ al-muḥāfiẓa	مُحَافِظَةً muḥāfiẓatan	الْمُحَافِظَةَ al-muḥāfiẓata
Genitive	مُحَافِظٍ muḥāfiẓin	الْمُحَافِظِ al-muḥāfiẓi	مُحَافِظَةٍ muḥāfiẓatin	الْمُحَافِظَةِ al-muḥāfiẓati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحَافِظَيْن muḥāfiẓayn	الْمُحَافِظَيْن al-muḥāfiẓayn	مُحَافِظَتَيْن muḥāfiẓatayn	الْمُحَافِظَتَيْن al-muḥāfiẓatayn
Nominative	مُحَافِظَانِ muḥāfiẓāni	الْمُحَافِظَانِ al-muḥāfiẓāni	مُحَافِظَتَانِ muḥāfiẓatāni	الْمُحَافِظَتَانِ al-muḥāfiẓatāni
Accusative	مُحَافِظَيْنِ muḥāfiẓayni	الْمُحَافِظَيْنِ al-muḥāfiẓayni	مُحَافِظَتَيْنِ muḥāfiẓatayni	الْمُحَافِظَتَيْنِ al-muḥāfiẓatayni
Genitive	مُحَافِظَيْنِ muḥāfiẓayni	الْمُحَافِظَيْنِ al-muḥāfiẓayni	مُحَافِظَتَيْنِ muḥāfiẓatayni	الْمُحَافِظَتَيْنِ al-muḥāfiẓatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحَافِظِين muḥāfiẓīn	الْمُحَافِظِين al-muḥāfiẓīn	مُحَافِظَات muḥāfiẓāt	الْمُحَافِظَات al-muḥāfiẓāt
Nominative	مُحَافِظُونَ muḥāfiẓūna	الْمُحَافِظُونَ al-muḥāfiẓūna	مُحَافِظَاتٌ muḥāfiẓātun	الْمُحَافِظَاتُ al-muḥāfiẓātu
Accusative	مُحَافِظِينَ muḥāfiẓīna	الْمُحَافِظِينَ al-muḥāfiẓīna	مُحَافِظَاتٍ muḥāfiẓātin	الْمُحَافِظَاتِ al-muḥāfiẓāti
Genitive	مُحَافِظِينَ muḥāfiẓīna	الْمُحَافِظِينَ al-muḥāfiẓīna	مُحَافِظَاتٍ muḥāfiẓātin	الْمُحَافِظَاتِ al-muḥāfiẓāti

Descendants

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

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ħaː.faðˤ/

Adjective

مُحَافَظ • (muḥāfaẓ)

1. passive participle of حَافَظَ (ḥāfaẓa).

Declension

Declension of adjective مُحَافَظ (muḥāfaẓ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		—
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُحَافَظ muḥāfaẓ	الْمُحَافَظ al-muḥāfaẓ	—	—
Nominative	مُحَافَظٌ muḥāfaẓun	الْمُحَافَظُ al-muḥāfaẓu	—	—
Accusative	مُحَافَظًا muḥāfaẓan	الْمُحَافَظَ al-muḥāfaẓa	—	—
Genitive	مُحَافَظٍ muḥāfaẓin	الْمُحَافَظِ al-muḥāfaẓi	—	—
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	—	—	—	—
Nominative	—	—	—	—
Accusative	—	—	—	—
Genitive	—	—	—	—
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	—		—
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	—	—	—	—
Nominative	—	—	—	—
Accusative	—	—	—	—
Genitive	—	—	—	—

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ħaː.fiðˤ/

Noun

مَحَافِظ • (maḥāfiẓ) f pl

1. plural of مِحْفَظَة (miḥfaẓa)

Pashto

Etymology

From Arabic مُحَافِظ (muḥāfiẓ).

Adjective

محافظ • (muhāfíz)

1. guarding, protecting

Noun

محافظ • (muhāfíz) m

1. watchman, guard

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَافِظ (muḥāfiẓ).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

1. protector; guard

   Synonym: راکھی (rākhī)

Declension

(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)