hafiz

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːfɪz/

Noun

hafiz (plural hafizes or huffaz)

1. A Muslim who has memorized the whole Qur'an.
   • 2001, Yann Martel, Life of Pi, Canongate, published 2003, →ISBN, pages 61–62:

     He was a hafiz, one who knows the Qur’an by heart, and he sang it in a slow, simple chant.

Alternative forms

• hafis

Translations

One who has memorized the Qur'an

• Arabic: حَافِظ m (ḥāfiẓ)
• Bengali: হাফেজ (bn) (haphej)
• Dhivehi: ހާފިޒު (hāfizu)
• Hindi: हाफ़िज़ m (hāfiz)
• Kazakh: хафиз (xafiz)
• Malay: please add this translation if you can
• Persian: حافظ (fa) (hâfez)
• Rohingya: háfes
• Turkish: hafız (tr)
• Urdu: حافظ (ur) m (hāfiz)

Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈhafiz/ [ˈha.fɪz]
• Rhymes: -afiz
• Syllabification: ha‧fiz

Noun

hafiz (first-person possessive hafizku, second-person possessive hafizmu, third-person possessive hafiznya)

1. hafiz

Further reading

• “hafiz” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.