حافظ

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ح ف ظ (ḥ-f-ẓ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

حَافَظَ • (ḥāfaẓa) III (non-past يُحَافِظُ (yuḥāfiẓu), verbal noun مُحَافَظَة (muḥāfaẓa))

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

1. guard, guardian, keeper, custodian, caretaker
2. hafiz (one who knows the Qur'an by heart)

Declension

Declension of noun حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَافِظ ḥāfiẓ	الْحَافِظ al-ḥāfiẓ	حَافِظ ḥāfiẓ	حَافِظَة ḥāfiẓa	الْحَافِظَة al-ḥāfiẓa	حَافِظَة ḥāfiẓat
Nominative	حَافِظٌ ḥāfiẓun	الْحَافِظُ al-ḥāfiẓu	حَافِظُ ḥāfiẓu	حَافِظَةٌ ḥāfiẓatun	الْحَافِظَةُ al-ḥāfiẓatu	حَافِظَةُ ḥāfiẓatu
Accusative	حَافِظًا ḥāfiẓan	الْحَافِظَ al-ḥāfiẓa	حَافِظَ ḥāfiẓa	حَافِظَةً ḥāfiẓatan	الْحَافِظَةَ al-ḥāfiẓata	حَافِظَةَ ḥāfiẓata
Genitive	حَافِظٍ ḥāfiẓin	الْحَافِظِ al-ḥāfiẓi	حَافِظِ ḥāfiẓi	حَافِظَةٍ ḥāfiẓatin	الْحَافِظَةِ al-ḥāfiẓati	حَافِظَةِ ḥāfiẓati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَافِظَيْن ḥāfiẓayn	الْحَافِظَيْن al-ḥāfiẓayn	حَافِظَيْ ḥāfiẓay	حَافِظَتَيْن ḥāfiẓatayn	الْحَافِظَتَيْن al-ḥāfiẓatayn	حَافِظَتَيْ ḥāfiẓatay
Nominative	حَافِظَانِ ḥāfiẓāni	الْحَافِظَانِ al-ḥāfiẓāni	حَافِظَا ḥāfiẓā	حَافِظَتَانِ ḥāfiẓatāni	الْحَافِظَتَانِ al-ḥāfiẓatāni	حَافِظَتَا ḥāfiẓatā
Accusative	حَافِظَيْنِ ḥāfiẓayni	الْحَافِظَيْنِ al-ḥāfiẓayni	حَافِظَيْ ḥāfiẓay	حَافِظَتَيْنِ ḥāfiẓatayni	الْحَافِظَتَيْنِ al-ḥāfiẓatayni	حَافِظَتَيْ ḥāfiẓatay
Genitive	حَافِظَيْنِ ḥāfiẓayni	الْحَافِظَيْنِ al-ḥāfiẓayni	حَافِظَيْ ḥāfiẓay	حَافِظَتَيْنِ ḥāfiẓatayni	الْحَافِظَتَيْنِ al-ḥāfiẓatayni	حَافِظَتَيْ ḥāfiẓatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَافِظِين‎; حُفَّاظ‎; حَفَظَة ḥāfiẓīn‎; ḥuffāẓ‎; ḥafaẓa	الْحَافِظِين‎; الْحُفَّاظ‎; الْحَفَظَة al-ḥāfiẓīn‎; al-ḥuffāẓ‎; al-ḥafaẓa	حَافِظِي‎; حُفَّاظ‎; حَفَظَة ḥāfiẓī‎; ḥuffāẓ‎; ḥafaẓat	حَافِظَات ḥāfiẓāt	الْحَافِظَات al-ḥāfiẓāt	حَافِظَات ḥāfiẓāt
Nominative	حَافِظُونَ‎; حُفَّاظٌ‎; حَفَظَةٌ ḥāfiẓūna‎; ḥuffāẓun‎; ḥafaẓatun	الْحَافِظُونَ‎; الْحُفَّاظُ‎; الْحَفَظَةُ al-ḥāfiẓūna‎; al-ḥuffāẓu‎; al-ḥafaẓatu	حَافِظُو‎; حُفَّاظُ‎; حَفَظَةُ ḥāfiẓū‎; ḥuffāẓu‎; ḥafaẓatu	حَافِظَاتٌ ḥāfiẓātun	الْحَافِظَاتُ al-ḥāfiẓātu	حَافِظَاتُ ḥāfiẓātu
Accusative	حَافِظِينَ‎; حُفَّاظًا‎; حَفَظَةً ḥāfiẓīna‎; ḥuffāẓan‎; ḥafaẓatan	الْحَافِظِينَ‎; الْحُفَّاظَ‎; الْحَفَظَةَ al-ḥāfiẓīna‎; al-ḥuffāẓa‎; al-ḥafaẓata	حَافِظِي‎; حُفَّاظَ‎; حَفَظَةَ ḥāfiẓī‎; ḥuffāẓa‎; ḥafaẓata	حَافِظَاتٍ ḥāfiẓātin	الْحَافِظَاتِ al-ḥāfiẓāti	حَافِظَاتِ ḥāfiẓāti
Genitive	حَافِظِينَ‎; حُفَّاظٍ‎; حَفَظَةٍ ḥāfiẓīna‎; ḥuffāẓin‎; ḥafaẓatin	الْحَافِظِينَ‎; الْحُفَّاظِ‎; الْحَفَظَةِ al-ḥāfiẓīna‎; al-ḥuffāẓi‎; al-ḥafaẓati	حَافِظِي‎; حُفَّاظِ‎; حَفَظَةِ ḥāfiẓī‎; ḥuffāẓi‎; ḥafaẓati	حَافِظَاتٍ ḥāfiẓātin	الْحَافِظَاتِ al-ḥāfiẓāti	حَافِظَاتِ ḥāfiẓāti

Proper noun

حَافِظ • (ḥāfiẓ) m

1. a male given name, Hafez

Declension

Declension of noun حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	حَافِظ ḥāfiẓ	—
Nominative	—	حَافِظٌ ḥāfiẓun	—
Accusative	—	حَافِظًا ḥāfiẓan	—
Genitive	—	حَافِظٍ ḥāfiẓin	—

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Persian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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)

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Urdu

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian حافظ (hâfez), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ), from verb حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa) (to preserve, to protect, to defend)

Adjective

حافظ • (hāfiz) (Hindi spelling हाफ़िज़)

1. retaining

Noun

حافظ • (hāfiz) m (Hindi spelling हाफ़िज़)

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