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wallet in Arabic

مِحْفَظَة
Pronunciation
miḥfaẓah
Arabizi
me7feza
Type
noun · feminine
Plural
مِحْفَظَات miḥfaẓāt
Root
ح ف ظ

Other meanings

  • مِحْفَظَة نُقُود miḥfaẓat nuqūd — wallet · money purse

How to use it

The primary word for wallet is 'miḥfaẓah'. You can be more specific by saying 'miḥfaẓat nuqūd' (wallet for money). It's a feminine noun. It's common to carry cards and money in it.

Example sentences

  • لقد نسيت محفظتي في المنزل.

    laqad nasītu miḥfaẓatī fī al-manzil.

    I forgot my wallet at home.

  • أين محفظة نقودي؟

    ayna miḥfaẓatu nuqūdī?

    Where is my wallet?

  • هذه محفظة جلدية جميلة.

    hādhihi miḥfaẓatun jildiyyatun jamīlah.

    This is a beautiful leather wallet.

Examples from real texts

Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.

Here's my wallet.

ها هي محفظتي.

I have lost my wallet.

فقدت محفظتي.

Someone stole my wallet.

أحدهم سرق محفظتي.

I put my wallet right here.

لقد وضعت محفظتي هنا.

How did that wallet get there?

كيف وصلت تلك المحفظة إلى هناك؟

I found my wallet on the seat!

أنا اصلاً من زمان ضد اني اشيل محفظة وماكنت اشيل محافظ.

He recovered his stolen wallet.

لقد استعاد محفظته المسروقة.

My wallet was stolen yesterday.

سُرقت محفظتي بالأمس.

Was there money in your wallet?

هل كان مال في محفظتك؟

Did you forget your wallet again?

هل نسيت محفظتك مرّة أخرى؟

Fadil's wallet was still in his pocket.

كانت محفظة سامي لا تزال في جيبه.

Piriformis syndrome is also known as "wallet sciatica" or "fat wallet syndrome," as the condition can be caused or aggravated by sitting with a large wallet in the affected side's rear pocket.

تعرف متلازمة الكمثرية أيضا بمتلازمة " محفظة عرق النسا " أو "متلازمة دهون المحفظة "، حيث أن الحالة قد تكون بسبب الجلوس أو قد تتفاقم بالجلوس مع محفظة كبيرة في الجيب الخلفي للجانب المتأثر.

Questions and answers

Is 'miḥfaẓah' only for money?

While 'miḥfaẓat nuqūd' specifically means money wallet, 'miḥfaẓah' itself is commonly understood to hold cards, IDs, and money.

What is the plural of 'miḥfaẓah'?

The plural is 'miḥfaẓāt'.

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