محافظت

Persian

Etymology

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

Noun

محافظت • (mohâfezat)

  1. protection

Descendants

  • Urdu: محافظت (muhāfazat)

Further reading

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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 (urdū luġat) (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.
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