محفوظ

Arabic

Root
ح ف ظ (ḥ f ẓ)
13 terms

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

Declension of adjective مَحْفُوظ (maḥfūẓ)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَحْفُوظ maḥfūẓ	الْمَحْفُوظ al-maḥfūẓ	مَحْفُوظَة maḥfūẓa	الْمَحْفُوظَة al-maḥfūẓa
Nominative	مَحْفُوظٌ maḥfūẓun	الْمَحْفُوظُ al-maḥfūẓu	مَحْفُوظَةٌ maḥfūẓatun	الْمَحْفُوظَةُ al-maḥfūẓatu
Accusative	مَحْفُوظًا maḥfūẓan	الْمَحْفُوظَ al-maḥfūẓa	مَحْفُوظَةً maḥfūẓatan	الْمَحْفُوظَةَ al-maḥfūẓata
Genitive	مَحْفُوظٍ maḥfūẓin	الْمَحْفُوظِ al-maḥfūẓi	مَحْفُوظَةٍ maḥfūẓatin	الْمَحْفُوظَةِ al-maḥfūẓati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَحْفُوظَيْن maḥfūẓayn	الْمَحْفُوظَيْن al-maḥfūẓayn	مَحْفُوظَتَيْن maḥfūẓatayn	الْمَحْفُوظَتَيْن al-maḥfūẓatayn
Nominative	مَحْفُوظَانِ maḥfūẓāni	الْمَحْفُوظَانِ al-maḥfūẓāni	مَحْفُوظَتَانِ maḥfūẓatāni	الْمَحْفُوظَتَانِ al-maḥfūẓatāni
Accusative	مَحْفُوظَيْنِ maḥfūẓayni	الْمَحْفُوظَيْنِ al-maḥfūẓayni	مَحْفُوظَتَيْنِ maḥfūẓatayni	الْمَحْفُوظَتَيْنِ al-maḥfūẓatayni
Genitive	مَحْفُوظَيْنِ maḥfūẓayni	الْمَحْفُوظَيْنِ al-maḥfūẓayni	مَحْفُوظَتَيْنِ maḥfūẓatayni	الْمَحْفُوظَتَيْنِ al-maḥfūẓatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مَحْفُوظِين maḥfūẓīn	الْمَحْفُوظِين al-maḥfūẓīn	مَحْفُوظَات maḥfūẓāt	الْمَحْفُوظَات al-maḥfūẓāt
Nominative	مَحْفُوظُونَ maḥfūẓūna	الْمَحْفُوظُونَ al-maḥfūẓūna	مَحْفُوظَاتٌ maḥfūẓātun	الْمَحْفُوظَاتُ al-maḥfūẓātu
Accusative	مَحْفُوظِينَ maḥfūẓīna	الْمَحْفُوظِينَ al-maḥfūẓīna	مَحْفُوظَاتٍ maḥfūẓātin	الْمَحْفُوظَاتِ al-maḥfūẓāti
Genitive	مَحْفُوظِينَ maḥfūẓīna	الْمَحْفُوظِينَ al-maḥfūẓīna	مَحْفُوظَاتٍ maḥfūẓātin	الْمَحْفُوظَاتِ al-maḥfūẓāti

Descendants

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

Proper noun

مَحْفُوظ • (maḥfūẓ) m

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

Declension

Declension of noun مَحْفُوظ (maḥfūẓ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	مَحْفُوظ maḥfūẓ	—
Nominative	—	مَحْفُوظٌ maḥfūẓun	—
Accusative	—	مَحْفُوظًا maḥfūẓan	—
Genitive	—	مَحْفُوظٍ maḥfūẓin	—

Descendants

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

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَحْفُوظ (maḥfūẓ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [mah.ˈfuːz]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɦ.fúːz]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɦ.fúːz]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [mɑː.fúːz]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [mɔː.fúz]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [mæɦ.fúːz]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [mäɦ.fúz]

Readings
Classical reading?	mahfūz
Dari reading?	mahfūz
Iranian reading?	mahfuz
Tajik reading?	mahfuz

Adjective

Dari	محفوظ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	маҳфуз

محفوظ • (mahfuz)

1. preserved, protected, guarded
2. memorized

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “محفوظ”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim