حفظ

العربية

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حفظ^¹

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Compare Hebrew חָפַץ (ḥafáts, “to desire, to want”).

verb حَفِظَ · ḥafiẓa · يَحْفَظُ · حِفْظ · حَافِظ

to preserve, to conserve
to protect, to guard, to defend
to observe, to bear in mind, to comply
to be mindful, to be heedful
to keep up, to maintain, to sustain
to retain, to uphold
to hold, to have in safe-keeping, to take care
to keep, to store, to put away
to retain in memory, to remember, to know by heart
to memorize, to commit to memory
to reserve

حفظ^²

verb حَفَّظَ · ḥaffaẓa · يُحَفِّظُ · تَحْفِيظ · مُحَفِّظ

causative, ditransitive to have someone memorize

حفظ^³

noun حِفْظ · ḥifẓ · الْحِفْظ · حِفْظٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa) (form I)
preservation, maintenance, conservation, upholding
protection, defense, guarding
custody, safekeeping, storage
observance, compliance
memorization, memorizing, memory
discontinuance, stay, suspension

In English

save computing: to write (a file) to a storage medium
memorize to commit to memory, to learn by heart
bear in mind to hold (something) in the memory — see also remember, take into account
retain to keep (something) in control or possession; to continue having (something)
memorization act of committing something to memory
retention the act or power of remembering things; memory

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {حفظ},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AD%D9%81%D8%B8},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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