हाफ़िज़

See also: हाफ़िज़ा

Hindi

Etymology

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

Adjective

हाफ़िज़ • (hāfiz) (Urdu spelling حافظ)

1. retaining

Noun

हाफ़िज़ • (hāfiz) m (Urdu spelling حافظ)

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

Related terms

• ख़ुदा हाफ़िज़ (xudā hāfiz)