حفظ

See also: ح ف ظ

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ح ف ظ (ḥ-f-ẓ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

1. to preserve, to conserve
2. to protect, to guard, to defend
3. to observe, to bear in mind, to comply
4. to be mindful, to be heedful
5. to keep up, to maintain, to sustain
6. to retain, to uphold
7. to hold, to have in safe-keeping, to take care
8. to keep, to store, to put away
9. to retain in memory, to remember, to know by heart
10. to memorize, to commit to memory
11. to reserve

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “حفظ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Verb

حَفَّظَ • (ḥaffaẓa) II (non-past يُحَفِّظُ (yuḥaffiẓu), verbal noun تَحْفِيظ (taḥfīẓ))

1. (ditransitive, causative) to have someone memorize

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “حفظ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 3

Noun

حِفْظ • (ḥifẓ) m

1. verbal noun of حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa) (form I)
2. preservation, maintenance, conservation, upholding
3. protection, defense, guarding
4. custody, safekeeping, storage
5. observance, compliance
6. memorization, memorizing, memory
7. discontinuance, stay, suspension

Declension

Declension of noun حِفْظ (ḥifẓ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِفْظ ḥifẓ	الْحِفْظ al-ḥifẓ	حِفْظ ḥifẓ
Nominative	حِفْظٌ ḥifẓun	الْحِفْظُ al-ḥifẓu	حِفْظُ ḥifẓu
Accusative	حِفْظًا ḥifẓan	الْحِفْظَ al-ḥifẓa	حِفْظَ ḥifẓa
Genitive	حِفْظٍ ḥifẓin	الْحِفْظِ al-ḥifẓi	حِفْظِ ḥifẓi

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “حفظ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Egyptian Arabic

Verb

1. to memorize

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِفْظ (ḥifẓ).

Noun

حفظ • (hifz)

1. keeping
2. guarding
3. protection

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic حِفْظ (ḥifẓ).

Noun

حفظ • (hefz)

1. guarding
2. conservation
3. preserving
4. protection