محفظة

Arabic

Etymology

Root
ح ف ظ (ḥ-f-ẓ)

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

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

Root
ح ف ظ
2 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مِحْفَظَة (miḥfaẓa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miħ.fa.zˤa/, /miħ.fa.ðˤa/

Noun

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

1. wallet

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ف ظ
3 terms

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic مِحْفَظَة (miḥfaẓa).

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Ramallah)

  (file)

Noun

محفظة • (maḥfaẓa) m (plural محفظات (maḥfaẓāt) or محافظ (maḥāfeẓ))

1. wallet