ਹਿਫ਼ਾਜ਼ਤ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Arabic حِفَاظَة (ḥifāẓa).

Noun

ਹਿਫ਼ਾਜ਼ਤ • (hifāzat) m (Shahmukhi spelling حفاظت)

  1. custody
  2. guardianship
  3. safekeeping, protection
    Synonym: ਰੱਖਿਆ (rakkhiā)

References
  • “ਹਿਫ਼ਾਜ਼ਤ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਹਿਫ਼ਾਜ਼ਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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