Where does “muhafazah” come from?

muhafazah (English) comes from Arabic مُحَافَظَة, from Arabic حَافَظَ — to keep and guard; to protect, to preserve.

muhafazah (English): An administrative division in many Arab...

Definitions

  1. An administrative division in many Arab...

Ancestry of “muhafazah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمُحَافَظَة
2Arabicحَافَظَto keep and guard; to protect, to preserve
Every word from Arabic حَافَظَEvery word from Arabic مُحَافَظَة