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حِمايَة
protection /ħiˈmaːja/
nounA1#537 most common
Also: defense, safeguarding, protectorate
Example sentences
الحِمايَةُ مُهِمَّةٌ.
Protection is important.
نَحْتاجُ إلى الحِمايَةِ.
We need protection.
تَعْمَلُ الشُّرْطَةُ على حِمايَةِ النّاسِ.
The police work to protect the people.
وُضِعَ الشّاهِدُ تَحْتَ حِمايَةِ الدَّوْلَةِ.
The witness was placed under the protection of the state.
تَهْدِفُ هذِهِ القَوانينُ إلى حِمايَةِ البيئَةِ مِنَ التَّلَوُّثِ.
These laws aim to protect the environment from pollution.
تَتَطَلَّبُ حِمايَةُ الخُصوصِيَّةِ في العَصْرِ الرَّقَمِيِّ تَشْريعاتٍ صارِمَةً.
Protecting privacy in the digital age requires strict legislation.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | حِمايَةٌ | حِماياتٌ |
| Genitive | حِمايَةٍ | حِماياتٍ |
| Accusative | حِمايَةً | حِماياتٍ |
| Vocative | حِمايَةُ | حِماياتُ |
Word family
حَمَى (ḥamā)to protect, defend
حامٍ (ḥāmin)protector
مَحْمِيَّة (maḥmiyya)nature reserve; protectorate
حِمَى (ḥiman)sanctuary, protected land
حامِيَة (ḥāmiya)garrison, protective force
Etymology
حِمايَة is the verbal noun of the verb حَمَى, meaning to protect or defend. It is built on the triliteral root ح-م-ي, one of the old Semitic roots for guarding and shielding. The same root gives the words for protector (حامٍ) and for a reserve or protectorate (مَحْمِيَّة).
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