محافظ

العربية

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محافظ¹

  • /mu.ħaː.fiðˤ/

Where it comes from

Derived from the active participle of حَافَظَ (ḥāfaẓa, “to protect, to preserve”).

adjective مُحَافِظ · muḥāfiẓ · مُحَافِظَة · مُحَافِظُون · مُحَافِظَات

  1. conservative
  2. protective; guarding
  3. preserving

محافظ²

  • /mu.ħaː.faðˤ/

Where it comes from

Derived from the passive participle of حَافَظَ (ḥāfaẓa, “to protect, to preserve”)

adjective مُحَافَظ · muḥāfaẓ · الْمُحَافَظ · مُحَافَظٌ · الْمُحَافَظُ

  1. participle, passive passive participle of حَافَظَ (ḥāfaẓa).

محافظ³

  • /ma.ħaː.fiðˤ/

noun مَحَافِظ · maḥāfiẓ

  1. plural plural of مِحْفَظَة (miḥfaẓa)

In English

  • governor chief executive officer of first-level division of a country
  • conservative one who favors the status quo
  • caretaker one who takes care of a place or thing

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {محافظ},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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