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مُحافِظ
governor (of a province, city, or institution) /mʊ.ħɑːˈfɪðˤ/
nounB1#2883 most common
Also: conservative (person), keeper, custodian, preserver
Example sentences
أبي رجل محافظ.
My father is a conservative man.
محافظ المدينة رجل طيب.
The city's governor is a kind man.
تم تعيين محافظ جديد لمحافظة الإسكندرية.
A new governor was appointed for the Alexandria governorate.
هي فتاة محافظة تحترم عادات أسرتها.
She is a conservative girl who respects her family's customs.
اجتمع محافظو الأقاليم مع الوزير لبحث خطة التنمية.
The governors of the regions met with the minister to discuss the development plan.
أعلن محافظ البنك المركزي أن الحكومة ستتبنى سياسة نقدية محافظة للحد من التضخم.
The central bank governor announced that the government would adopt a conservative monetary policy to curb inflation.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مُحافِظٌ | مُحافِظُونَ |
| Genitive | مُحافِظٍ | مُحافِظِينَ |
| Accusative | مُحافِظًا | مُحافِظِينَ |
| Vocative | يا مُحافِظُ | يا مُحافِظُونَ |
Word family
حِفظpreservation, memorization
حافِظkeeper; one who has memorized the Quran
مَحفوظpreserved, kept, memorized
مُحافَظةgovernorate, province; also preservation
تَحَفُّظreservation, caution
Etymology
مُحافِظ comes from the Arabic root ح-ف-ظ (ḥ-f-ẓ), which carries the sense of guarding, keeping, and preserving. The word is the active participle of the Form III verb حافظ, meaning to maintain or safeguard something over time. That core sense splits into two common modern uses: a person who guards a territory or institution, hence governor, and a person who guards customs or values, hence conservative.
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