محفظة

Arabic

Etymology

Tool noun from the verb حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa, to preserve, protect), from the root ح ف ظ (ḥ-f-ẓ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miħ.fa.ðˁa/

Noun

مِحْفَظَة (miḥfaẓa) f (plural مِحْفَظَات (miḥfaẓāt) or مَحَافِظ (maḥāfiẓ))

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

Declension

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

مِحْفَظة

Etymology

From Arabic مِحْفَظَة (miḥfaẓa)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miħfazˁa/

Noun

مِحْفَظة • (miḥfaẓa) f

(plural مَحافِظ ‎(maḥāfiẓ))
  1. wallet
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