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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
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 محافظت.
Pronunciation
| Readings
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| Classical reading?
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muhāfaza
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| Dari reading?
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mohāfaza
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| Iranian reading?
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mohâfeze
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| Tajik reading?
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mühofaza
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Noun
محافظه • (mohâfeze)
- conservativeness
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