Appendix:South Levantine Arabic roots/ح ف ظ

South Levantine Arabic

Root

ح ف ظ • (transliteration needed)

1. Related to guarding or keeping

Derived terms

Verbs and verb forms

• Form I: حفظ (ḥifiẓ, “to memorize, save”)
  • Active Participle: حافظ (ḥāfeẓ)
  • Passive Participle: محفوظ (maḥfūẓ)
• Form III: حافظ (ḥāfaẓ, “to preserve, maintain”)
  • Noun Form: محافظة (muḥāfaẓa, “preservation, conservation”)
  • Active Participle: محافظ (mḥāfeẓ, “conservative, traditional”)

Nouns

• محفظة (maḥfaẓa, “wallet”)