hafiz en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhɑːfɪz/
Etymology
Persian, from Arabic حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ), present participle of حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa, “to guard, know by heart”).
Meanings
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A Muslim who has memorized the whole Qur'an.
He was a hafiz, one who knows the Qur’an by heart, and he sang it in a slow, simple chant.
2001, Yann Martel, Life of Pi, Canongate, published 2003, →ISBN, pages 61–62:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hafis | alternative | lexicographic | |
| huffaz | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| hafizes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (12)
ur حافظ (One who has memorized the Qur'an) · tk hapyz (One who has memorized the Qur'an) · rhg háfes (One who has memorized the Qur'an) · tr hafız (One who has memorized the Qur'an) · kk хафиз (One who has memorized the Qur'an) · dv ހާފިޒު (One who has memorized the Qur'an) · ar حَافِظ (One who has memorized the Qur'an) · pl hafiz (One who has memorized the Qur'an) · fa حافظ (One who has memorized the Qur'an) · bn হাফেজ (One who has memorized the Qur'an) · hi हाफ़िज़ (One who has memorized the Qur'an) · alt абыс (One who has memorized the Qur'an)