Arabic

Pronunciation

Verb

حَافَظَ • ‎(ḥāfaẓa) III, non-past يُحَافِظُ‎ (yuḥāfiẓu)

1. to preserve, to maintain, to keep up, to uphold, to sustain
2. to supervise, to control, to watch over, to watch out for
3. to take care, to attend, to pay attention
4. to keep, to follow, to observe, to comply, to conform
5. to protect, to guard, to defend

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of حَفِظَ ‎(ḥafiẓa, “to guard, to keep, to memorize (esp. the Koran)”), from the root ح ف ظ ‎(ḥ-f-ẓ).

Noun

حَافِظ • ‎(ḥāfiẓ) m

1. guard, guardian, keeper, custodian, caretaker

Declension

Noun

حَافِظ • ‎(ḥāfiẓ) m ‎(plural حُفَّاظ ‎(ḥuffāẓ) or حَفَظَة ‎(ḥafaẓa))

1. hafiz (one who knows the Qur'an by heart)

Declension

Proper noun

حَافِظ • ‎(ḥāfiẓ) m

1. A male given name, Hafez

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic حافظ, from verb حفظ ‎(“to preserve, to protect, to defend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɒːfez/

Adjective

حافظ • ‎(hâfez)

1. retaining

Noun

Hâfez-e Shirâzi

حافظ • ‎(hâfez)

1. protector
2. guardian
3. keeper
4. preserver
5. hafiz (one who knows the Qur'an by heart)

Proper noun

حافظ • ‎(Hâfez)

1. Hafez

Related terms

• حافظه ‎(hâfeze)
• خدا حافظ ‎(khodâ hâfez)

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian حافظ, from Arabic حافظ, from verb حفظ (to preserve, to protect, to defend)

Adjective

حافظ • ‎(hāfiz) — Hindi spelling: ह़ाफ़िज़ ‎(ह़āfiz)

1. retaining

Noun

حافظ • ‎(hāfiz) m ‎(Hindi spelling ह़ाफ़िज़)

1. keeper
2. guardian
3. protector
4. governor
5. preserver
6. hafiz (one who knows the Qur'an by heart)

Related terms

• حافظہ
• حافظی
• خدا حافظ