محمية

Arabic

Etymology

Noun of place from the root ح م ي (ḥ-m-y).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maħ.mij.ja/

Noun

مَحْمِيَّة • (maḥmiyya) m (dual مَحْمِيَّتَان (maḥmiyyatān), plural مَحْمِيَّات (maḥmiyyāt))

  1. reservation
    مَحْمِيَّةٌ طَبِيعِيَّةٌmaḥmiyyatun ṭabīʕiyyatunnature reserve
  2. (politics) protectorate
    مَحْمِيَّةٌ بَرِيطَانِيَّةٌmaḥmiyyatun barīṭāniyyatunBritish protectorate

Declension

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