महफ़ूज़

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَحْفُوظ‎ (maḥfūẓ), passive participle of حَفِظَ‎ (ḥafiẓa, “to protect, guard”), from the root ح ف ظ‎ (ḥ f ẓ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɛːʱ.fuːz/

Adjective

महफ़ूज़ • (mahfūz) (Urdu spelling محفوظ‎)

safe, secured
Synonyms: सुरक्षित (surakṣit), रक्षित (rakṣit), सही-सलामत (sahī-salāmat)

Related terms

हाफ़िज़ (hāfiz), मुहाफ़िज़ (muhāfiz), हिफ़ाज़त (hifāzat) (from the same Arabic root)

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