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Kalimāt: Arabic for Islamic and Arabic Studies

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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
to retain; to preserve; to keep

احتفظ، يحتفظ، احتفاظا (بـ)‏

اِحْتَفَظَ، يَحْتَفِظُ، اِحْتِفاظاً (بِـ)‏

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Categories:
Speech register: lofty
Knowledge: passive
Lesson: 22
Frequency: 3
Part of speech: verb
Morphological category: verb
Morph. pattern: اِفْتَعَلَ
Form: VIII
Root: حفظ
Subject: Economy and finance, Natural sciences, Politics, Law

Sample sentences:

‫اِحْتَفَظَ الأخُ بالأموالِ كُلِّها لِنَفْسِهِ ولَمْ يُعْطِ شَيئاً لإخْوَتِهِ‬

‫الجَمَلُ يَحْتَفِظُ بِكَمِّيَّاتٍ كَبيرَةٍ مِنَ الماءِ في جَسَدِهِ‬

‫اِحْتَفِظْ بِهذا السِّرِّ لِنَفْسِكَ‏‬