محفظة

Arabic

Etymology
Root
ح ف ظ (ḥ-f-ẓ)

Tool noun from the verb حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa, “to preserve, protect”).

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
Declension of noun مِحْفَظَة (miḥfaẓa)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مِحْفَظَة
miḥfaẓa		 الْمِحْفَظَة
al-miḥfaẓa		 مِحْفَظَة
miḥfaẓat
Nominative مِحْفَظَةٌ
miḥfaẓatun		 الْمِحْفَظَةُ
al-miḥfaẓatu		 مِحْفَظَةُ
miḥfaẓatu
Accusative مِحْفَظَةً
miḥfaẓatan		 الْمِحْفَظَةَ
al-miḥfaẓata		 مِحْفَظَةَ
miḥfaẓata
Genitive مِحْفَظَةٍ
miḥfaẓatin		 الْمِحْفَظَةِ
al-miḥfaẓati		 مِحْفَظَةِ
miḥfaẓati
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مِحْفَظَتَيْن
miḥfaẓatayn		 الْمِحْفَظَتَيْن
al-miḥfaẓatayn		 مِحْفَظَتَيْ
miḥfaẓatay
Nominative مِحْفَظَتَانِ
miḥfaẓatāni		 الْمِحْفَظَتَانِ
al-miḥfaẓatāni		 مِحْفَظَتَا
miḥfaẓatā
Accusative مِحْفَظَتَيْنِ
miḥfaẓatayni		 الْمِحْفَظَتَيْنِ
al-miḥfaẓatayni		 مِحْفَظَتَيْ
miḥfaẓatay
Genitive مِحْفَظَتَيْنِ
miḥfaẓatayni		 الْمِحْفَظَتَيْنِ
al-miḥfaẓatayni		 مِحْفَظَتَيْ
miḥfaẓatay
Plural sound feminine plural‎; basic broken plural diptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal مِحْفَظَات‎; مَحَافِظ
miḥfaẓāt‎; maḥāfiẓ		 الْمِحْفَظَات‎; الْمَحَافِظ
al-miḥfaẓāt‎; al-maḥāfiẓ		 مِحْفَظَات‎; مَحَافِظ
miḥfaẓāt‎; maḥāfiẓ
Nominative مِحْفَظَاتٌ‎; مَحَافِظُ
miḥfaẓātun‎; maḥāfiẓu		 الْمِحْفَظَاتُ‎; الْمَحَافِظُ
al-miḥfaẓātu‎; al-maḥāfiẓu		 مِحْفَظَاتُ‎; مَحَافِظُ
miḥfaẓātu‎; maḥāfiẓu
Accusative مِحْفَظَاتٍ‎; مَحَافِظَ
miḥfaẓātin‎; maḥāfiẓa		 الْمِحْفَظَاتِ‎; الْمَحَافِظَ
al-miḥfaẓāti‎; al-maḥāfiẓa		 مِحْفَظَاتِ‎; مَحَافِظَ
miḥfaẓāti‎; maḥāfiẓa
Genitive مِحْفَظَاتٍ‎; مَحَافِظَ
miḥfaẓātin‎; maḥāfiẓa		 الْمِحْفَظَاتِ‎; الْمَحَافِظِ
al-miḥfaẓāti‎; al-maḥāfiẓi		 مِحْفَظَاتِ‎; مَحَافِظِ
miḥfaẓāti‎; maḥāfiẓi

Descendants
  • Hijazi Arabic: محفظة (miḥfaẓa, “wallet”)

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

Learned borrowing from Arabic مِحْفَظَة (miḥfaẓa).

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

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic مِحْفَظَة (miḥfaẓa).

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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