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.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

Etymology

From Arabic مِحْفَظَة‎ (miḥfaẓa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /miħfazˤa/

Noun

محفظة • (miḥfaẓa) f (plural محافظ‎ (maḥāfiẓ))

  1. wallet

South Levantine Arabic
Root
ح ف ظ‎

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic مِحْفَظَة‎ (miḥfaẓa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maħ.fa.zˤe/, [ˈmɑħ.fɑ.zˤɑ]
  • 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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