mahfuz

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish محفوظ (mahfûz), from Arabic مَحْفُوظ (maḥfūẓ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mahˈfuz/
• Hyphenation: mah‧fuz

Adjective

mahfuz

1. (archaic) protected, reserved

Further reading

• “mahfuz”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “mahfuz”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “mahfuz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük