محافظه

See also: محافظة‎ and محافظہ‎

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَافَظَة‎ (muḥāfaẓa), verbal noun of حَافَظَ‎ (ḥāfaẓa).

Noun

محافظه • (muhafaza)

defense, protection; defending, protecting
guard, watch
conservation, maintenance

Descendants

Turkish: muhafaza

References

Kélékian, Diran (1911), “محافظه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1125
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “muhafaza”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مُحَافَظَة‎ (muḥāfaẓa). Doublet of ‎.

Noun

محافظه • (transliteration needed)

conservativeness

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “محافظه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim

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