muhafız

See also: mühafiz and muhafiz

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic مُحَافِظ (muḥāfiẓ).

Noun

muhafız (definite accusative muhafızı, plural muhafızlar)

1. guard, defender; warden

See also

• muhafızîn (obsolete Arabic plural)
• muhafızlık

References

• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN