हाफ़िज़

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian حافظ (hâfez), from Arabic حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ), from حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa, to preserve, to protect, to defend).

Adjective

हाफ़िज़ (hāfiz) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling حافظ)

  1. retaining

Noun

हाफ़िज़ (hāfizm (Urdu spelling حافظ)

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

Declension