ਹਿਫ਼ਾਜ਼ਤ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Arabic حِفَاظَة (ḥifāẓa).

Noun

ਹਿਫ਼ਾਜ਼ਤ • (hifāzat) m (Shahmukhi spelling حفاظت)

1. custody
2. guardianship
3. safekeeping, protection

   Synonym: ਰੱਖਿਆ (rakkhiā)

References

• “ਹਿਫ਼ਾਜ਼ਤ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਹਿਫ਼ਾਜ਼ਤ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.