muhafaza

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish محافظه (muhafaza), from Arabic مُحَافَظَة (muḥāfaẓa), verbal noun of حَافَظَ (ḥāfaẓa, “to preserve, protect”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.haː.faˈza/, /mu(h)a.faˈza/
  • Hyphenation: mu‧ha‧fa‧za

Noun

muhafaza (definite accusative muhafazayı, plural muhafazalar)

  1. defending, protecting
  2. defense, protection
  3. conservation, preservation

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