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مِحْفَظَة

wallet

Noun · feminineRoot ح-ف-ظ

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Plural
مِحْفَظَات
Other plural
مَحَافِظ

Most common words from the same root

Verb · Form VIII
to uphold
Verb · Form I
to preserve
Verb · Form III
to preserve
Noun
guard
Adjective
conservative

مِحْفَظَة in English

Noun · feminine

  1. wallet
  2. purse
  3. briefcase; schoolbag; sachel

Word origin

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

Words from the root ح-ف-ظ

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حَفِظَ · present يَحْفَظُ

to preserve, to conserve; to protect, to guard, to defend; to observe, to bear in mind, to comply

حِفْظ
Verbal noun
preservation
Active participle
guard
حَفِيظ
Active participle
مَحْفُوظ
Passive participle · Adjective
passive participle of حَفِظَ
Derived noun
wallet
حَافِظَة
Derived noun
memory
حَفَّظَ · present يُحَفِّظُ

to have someone memorize

تَحْفِيظ
Verbal noun
مُحَفِّظ
Active participle
مُحَفَّظ
Passive participle
حَافَظَ · present يُحَافِظُ

to preserve, to maintain, to keep up, to uphold, to sustain; to supervise, to control, to watch over, to watch out for; to take care, to attend, to pay attention

حِفَاظ
Verbal noun
protection
مُحَافَظَة
Verbal noun
preservation
Active participle · Adjective
conservative
مُحَافَظ
Passive participle
أَحْفَظَ · present يُحْفِظُ
Form IV · Causative

to vex, to annoy, to gall, to irritate, to offend; to cause to memorize

إِحْفَاظ
Verbal noun
مُحْفِظ
Active participle
مُحْفَظ
Passive participle
تَحَفَّظَ · present يَتَحَفَّظُ

to preserve, to keep up, to maintain; to be reserved, to be cautious; to observe, to keep in mind, to be heedful

تَحَفُّظ
Verbal noun
مُتَحَفِّظ
Active participle
مُتَحَفَّظ
Passive participle
اِحْتَفَظَ · present يَحْتَفِظُ

to uphold, to maintain; to keep up, to retain; to take care, to take custody

مُحْتَفِظ
Active participle
مُحْتَفَظ
Passive participle
اِسْتَحْفَظَ · present يَسْتَحْفِظُ

to ask someone to guard, to ask someone to protect; to entrust; to commit something to the charge of someone

اِسْتِحْفَاظ
Verbal noun
مُسْتَحْفِظ
Active participle
مُسْتَحْفَظ
Passive participle

مِحْفَظَة: plural and other forms

Singularمِحْفَظَة
Pluralمِحْفَظَات
Alternative pluralsمَحَافِظ

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