حفظ ماء الوجه

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Arabic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ħa.fi.ðˤa maː.ʔa‿l.wad͡ʒ.hi/

Verb[edit]

حَفِظَ مَاءَ الوَجْهِ • (ḥafiẓa māʾa l-wajhi) I, non-past يَحْفَظُ مَاءَ ٱلْوَجْهِ‎ (yaḥfaẓu māʔa l-wajhi)

  1. (idiomatic) to preserve honor or self-respect; to save face (literally, to save the face's water)

Conjugation[edit]

See حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa).

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