محفة

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محفة

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Related to حَفَّ (ḥaffa, “to enclose, to border”).

noun مِحَفَّة · miḥaffa · مِحَفَّات · الْمِحَفَّة

dated, historical covered kajawah, howdah, or other animal litters for women
dated, historical covered litter for women
historical litter (a human-borne bed used for transport)
litter, stretcher, gurney (a human-borne bed used for medical transport)
Similar: حِدَاجَة, نَقَّالَة, حَمَّالَة

In English

litter platform designed to carry a person or a load — see also sedan chair, palanquin
palanquin an enclosed litter, particularly in Indian contexts — see also litter, sedan cha
stretcher simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person — see also gurne
howdah Translations
gurney a stretcher having wheeled legs
kajawah Translations
mihaffa Translations

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {محفة},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%81%D8%A9},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}