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 (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.
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