محفوظ

Arabic

Root
ح ف ظ (ḥ-f-ẓ)

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of the verb حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maħ.fuːðˤ/

Adjective

مَحْفُوظ • (maḥfūẓ) (feminine مَحْفُوظَة (maḥfūẓa), masculine plural مَحْفُوظُونَ (maḥfūẓūna), feminine plural مَحْفُوظَات (maḥfūẓāt))

  1. passive participle of حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa)
    1. preserved, protected, guarded
      Synonym: مَصُون (maṣūn)
      اللَّوْح المَحْفُوظ ― al-lawḥ al-maḥfūẓ ― Al-lawh Al-Mahfuz: the Preserved Tablet
    2. kept, stored
    3. memorized

Declension

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: məhfuz
  • → Northern Kurdish: mehfûz
  • → Persian: محفوظ
  • → Ottoman Turkish: محفوظ (mahfüz)
    • Turkish: mahfuz

Proper noun

مَحْفُوظ • (maḥfūẓ) m

  1. a male given name
  2. a surname, Mahfud

Declension

Descendants

  • → Bengali: মাহফুজ (mahophuj)
  • → Harari: ማሕፉዝ (maḥfuz)
  • → Spanish: Mahfúd
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