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hafiz¹

  • /ˈhɑːfɪz/

Where it comes from

Persian, from Arabic حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ), present participle of حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa, “to guard, know by heart”).

noun hafizes · huffaz · hafis

  1. A Muslim who has memorized the whole Qur'an. He was a hafiz, one who knows the Qur’an by heart, and he sang it in a slow, simple chant.

Hafiz²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Arabic حافظ (ḥāfiẓ, “guardian, keeper”). This surname is predominantly found in Pakistan.

proper noun Hafizes

  1. A surname from Arabic.

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noun One who has memorized the Qur'an

हिन्दीहाफ़िज़ hāfiz
العربيةحَافِظ ḥāfiẓ

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@misc{hafiz_2026,
  title = {hafiz},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hafiz},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}