"muhafa" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "hi",
        "3": "मुहाफ़ा",
        "tr": "muhāfā"
      },
      "expansion": "Hindi मुहाफ़ा (muhāfā)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ur",
        "3": "محافہ",
        "tr": "muḥāfa"
      },
      "expansion": "Urdu محافہ (muḥāfa)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "محافه",
        "tr": "miḥâfah"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian محافه (miḥâfah)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "مِحَفَّة",
        "tr": "miḥaffa"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مِحَفَّة (miḥaffa)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "حَفَّ",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to enclose, to border"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic حَفَّ (ḥaffa, “to enclose, to border”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hindi मुहाफ़ा (muhāfā) and Urdu محافہ (muḥāfa), from Persian محافه (miḥâfah) and Arabic مِحَفَّة (miḥaffa), related to Arabic حَفَّ (ḥaffa, “to enclose, to border”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "muhafas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "muhafa (plural muhafas)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "mihaffa"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Arabic terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hindi terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1848, Duncan Forbes, A Dictionary, Hindustani & English, page 483:",
          "text": "muḥāfa, m. (properly mihaffa) a pālkī, a kind of litter in which women travel. a.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1850 April 29, Robert Keith Pringle, Testimony of Sooleman Abdar, Proceedings of the Commission Appointed to Investigate the Conduct of His Highness Meer Allee Moorad",
          "text": "When this reply was reported to Meer Roostum Khan, he got into his muhafa and went to Meer Alli Moorad, who repeated to him that he had been put to great expense, which he must recover..."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1972, Abulhasan 'Ali Nadvi, The Musalman, page 42:",
          "text": "The Muslim ladies who earlier moved out in covered palanquins, dolis and muhafas or completely veiled coaches and victorias are now obliged to go about in tongas, rikshaws and buses leaving aside the earlier scruples.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of mihaffa."
      ],
      "id": "en-muhafa-en-noun-nRi~lwh2",
      "links": [
        [
          "mihaffa",
          "mihaffa#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "muhafa"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "hi",
        "3": "मुहाफ़ा",
        "tr": "muhāfā"
      },
      "expansion": "Hindi मुहाफ़ा (muhāfā)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ur",
        "3": "محافہ",
        "tr": "muḥāfa"
      },
      "expansion": "Urdu محافہ (muḥāfa)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "محافه",
        "tr": "miḥâfah"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian محافه (miḥâfah)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "مِحَفَّة",
        "tr": "miḥaffa"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مِحَفَّة (miḥaffa)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "حَفَّ",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to enclose, to border"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic حَفَّ (ḥaffa, “to enclose, to border”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hindi मुहाफ़ा (muhāfā) and Urdu محافہ (muḥāfa), from Persian محافه (miḥâfah) and Arabic مِحَفَّة (miḥaffa), related to Arabic حَفَّ (ḥaffa, “to enclose, to border”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "muhafas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "muhafa (plural muhafas)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "mihaffa"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Arabic terms with redundant transliterations",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms borrowed from Hindi",
        "English terms borrowed from Urdu",
        "English terms derived from Arabic",
        "English terms derived from Hindi",
        "English terms derived from Persian",
        "English terms derived from Urdu",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Hindi terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1848, Duncan Forbes, A Dictionary, Hindustani & English, page 483:",
          "text": "muḥāfa, m. (properly mihaffa) a pālkī, a kind of litter in which women travel. a.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1850 April 29, Robert Keith Pringle, Testimony of Sooleman Abdar, Proceedings of the Commission Appointed to Investigate the Conduct of His Highness Meer Allee Moorad",
          "text": "When this reply was reported to Meer Roostum Khan, he got into his muhafa and went to Meer Alli Moorad, who repeated to him that he had been put to great expense, which he must recover..."
        },
        {
          "ref": "1972, Abulhasan 'Ali Nadvi, The Musalman, page 42:",
          "text": "The Muslim ladies who earlier moved out in covered palanquins, dolis and muhafas or completely veiled coaches and victorias are now obliged to go about in tongas, rikshaws and buses leaving aside the earlier scruples.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of mihaffa."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mihaffa",
          "mihaffa#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "muhafa"
}