حافظ

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ح ف ظ‎ (ḥ-f-ẓ).

Pronunciation
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Verb

حَافَظَ • (ḥāfaẓa) III, non-past يُحَافِظُ‎‎ (yuḥāfiẓu)

  1. to preserve, to maintain, to keep up, to uphold, to sustain
  2. to supervise, to control, to watch over, to watch out for
  3. to take care, to attend, to pay attention
  4. to keep, to follow, to observe, to comply, to conform
  5. to protect, to guard, to defend
Conjugation
Conjugation of
حَافَظَ
(form-III sound)
verbal nouns
الْمَصَادِر
muḥāfaẓa or ḥifāẓ
active participle
اِسْم الْفَاعِل
muḥāfiẓ
passive participle
اِسْم الْمَفْعُول
muḥāfaẓ
active voice
الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
singular
الْمُفْرَد		 dual
الْمُثَنَّى		 plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم		 2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب		 3rd person
الْغَائِب		 2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب		 3rd person
الْغَائِب		 1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم		 2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب		 3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي		 m
ḥāfaẓtu
ḥāfaẓta
حَافَظَ

ḥāfaẓa
حَافَظْتُمَا‎

ḥāfaẓtumā
حَافَظَا‎

ḥāfaẓā
ḥāfaẓnā
ḥāfaẓtum
ḥāfaẓū
f
ḥāfaẓti
ḥāfaẓat
حَافَظَتَا‎

ḥāfaẓatā
ḥāfaẓtunna
ḥāfaẓna
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع		 m
ʾuḥāfiẓu
tuḥāfiẓu
yuḥāfiẓu
تُحَافِظَانِ‎

tuḥāfiẓāni
يُحَافِظَانِ‎

yuḥāfiẓāni
nuḥāfiẓu
tuḥāfiẓūna
yuḥāfiẓūna
f
tuḥāfiẓīna
tuḥāfiẓu
تُحَافِظَانِ‎

tuḥāfiẓāni
tuḥāfiẓna
yuḥāfiẓna
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب		 m
ʾuḥāfiẓa
tuḥāfiẓa
yuḥāfiẓa
تُحَافِظَا‎

tuḥāfiẓā
يُحَافِظَا‎

yuḥāfiẓā
nuḥāfiẓa
تُحَافِظُوا‎

tuḥāfiẓū
يُحَافِظُوا‎

yuḥāfiẓū
f
tuḥāfiẓī
tuḥāfiẓa
تُحَافِظَا‎

tuḥāfiẓā
tuḥāfiẓna
yuḥāfiẓna
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم		 m
ʾuḥāfiẓ
tuḥāfiẓ
yuḥāfiẓ
تُحَافِظَا‎

tuḥāfiẓā
يُحَافِظَا‎

yuḥāfiẓā
nuḥāfiẓ
تُحَافِظُوا‎

tuḥāfiẓū
يُحَافِظُوا‎

yuḥāfiẓū
f
tuḥāfiẓī
tuḥāfiẓ
تُحَافِظَا‎

tuḥāfiẓā
tuḥāfiẓna
yuḥāfiẓna
imperative
الْأَمْر		 m
حَافِظْ

ḥāfiẓ
حَافِظَا‎

ḥāfiẓā
ḥāfiẓū
f
ḥāfiẓī
ḥāfiẓna
passive voice
الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
singular
الْمُفْرَد		 dual
الْمُثَنَّى		 plural
الْجَمْع
1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم		 2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب		 3rd person
الْغَائِب		 2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب		 3rd person
الْغَائِب		 1st person
الْمُتَكَلِّم		 2nd person
الْمُخَاطَب		 3rd person
الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative
الْمَاضِي		 m — —
ḥūfiẓa		 — — — — —
f — — — — —
non-past (imperfect) indicative
الْمُضَارِع		 m — —
yuḥāfaẓu		 — — — — —
f — — — — —
subjunctive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب		 m — —
yuḥāfaẓa		 — — — — —
f — — — — —
jussive
الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم		 m — —
yuḥāfaẓ		 — — — — —
f — — — — —

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of حَفِظَ‎ (ḥafiẓa, “to guard, to keep, to memorize (especially the Qur'an)”), from the root ح ف ظ‎ (ḥ-f-ẓ).

Noun

حَافِظ • (ḥāfiẓ) m (plural حَافِظُونَ‎ (ḥāfiẓūna) or حُفَّاظ‎ (ḥuffāẓ) or حَفَظَة‎ (ḥafaẓa))

  1. guard, guardian, keeper, custodian, caretaker
  2. hafiz (one who knows the Qur'an by heart)
Declension
Declension of noun حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal حَافِظ
ḥāfiẓ		 الْحَافِظ‎
al-ḥāfiẓ		 حَافِظ
ḥāfiẓ
Nominative حَافِظٌ
ḥāfiẓun		 الْحَافِظُ‎
al-ḥāfiẓu		 حَافِظُ
ḥāfiẓu
Accusative حَافِظًا‎
ḥāfiẓan		 الْحَافِظَ‎
al-ḥāfiẓa		 حَافِظَ
ḥāfiẓa
Genitive حَافِظٍ
ḥāfiẓin		 الْحَافِظِ‎
al-ḥāfiẓi		 حَافِظِ
ḥāfiẓi
Dual Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal حَافِظَيْن‎
ḥāfiẓayn		 الْحَافِظَيْن‎
al-ḥāfiẓayn		 حَافِظَيْ‎
ḥāfiẓay
Nominative حَافِظَانِ‎
ḥāfiẓāni		 الْحَافِظَانِ‎
al-ḥāfiẓāni		 حَافِظَا‎
ḥāfiẓā
Accusative حَافِظَيْنِ‎
ḥāfiẓayni		 الْحَافِظَيْنِ‎
al-ḥāfiẓayni		 حَافِظَيْ‎
ḥāfiẓay
Genitive حَافِظَيْنِ‎
ḥāfiẓayni		 الْحَافِظَيْنِ‎
al-ḥāfiẓayni		 حَافِظَيْ‎
ḥāfiẓay
Plural sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal حَافِظِين‎‎; حُفَّاظ‎‎; حَفَظَة‎
ḥāfiẓīn‎; ḥuffāẓ‎; ḥafaẓa		 الْحَافِظِين‎‎; الْحُفَّاظ‎‎; الْحَفَظَة‎
al-ḥāfiẓīn‎; al-ḥuffāẓ‎; al-ḥafaẓa		 حَافِظِي‎‎; حُفَّاظ‎‎; حَفَظَة‎
ḥāfiẓī‎; ḥuffāẓ‎; ḥafaẓat
Nominative حَافِظُونَ‎‎; حُفَّاظٌ‎‎; حَفَظَةٌ‎
ḥāfiẓūna‎; ḥuffāẓun‎; ḥafaẓatun		 الْحَافِظُونَ‎‎; الْحُفَّاظُ‎‎; الْحَفَظَةُ‎
al-ḥāfiẓūna‎; al-ḥuffāẓu‎; al-ḥafaẓatu		 حَافِظُو‎‎; حُفَّاظُ‎‎; حَفَظَةُ‎
ḥāfiẓū‎; ḥuffāẓu‎; ḥafaẓatu
Accusative حَافِظِينَ‎‎; حُفَّاظًا‎‎; حَفَظَةً‎
ḥāfiẓīna‎; ḥuffāẓan‎; ḥafaẓatan		 الْحَافِظِينَ‎‎; الْحُفَّاظَ‎‎; الْحَفَظَةَ‎
al-ḥāfiẓīna‎; al-ḥuffāẓa‎; al-ḥafaẓata		 حَافِظِي‎‎; حُفَّاظَ‎‎; حَفَظَةَ‎
ḥāfiẓī‎; ḥuffāẓa‎; ḥafaẓata
Genitive حَافِظِينَ‎‎; حُفَّاظٍ‎‎; حَفَظَةٍ‎
ḥāfiẓīna‎; ḥuffāẓin‎; ḥafaẓatin		 الْحَافِظِينَ‎‎; الْحُفَّاظِ‎‎; الْحَفَظَةِ‎
al-ḥāfiẓīna‎; al-ḥuffāẓi‎; al-ḥafaẓati		 حَافِظِي‎‎; حُفَّاظِ‎‎; حَفَظَةِ‎
ḥāfiẓī‎; ḥuffāẓi‎; ḥafaẓati

Proper noun

حَافِظ • (ḥāfiẓ) m

  1. A male given name, Hafez

Declension
Declension of noun حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — حَافِظ
ḥāfiẓ		 —
Nominative — حَافِظٌ
ḥāfiẓun		 —
Accusative — حَافِظًا‎
ḥāfiẓan		 —
Genitive — حَافِظٍ
ḥāfiẓin		 —

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic حافظ‎, from verb حفظ‎ (“to preserve, to protect, to defend”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hɒːfez/

Adjective

حافظ • (hâfez)

  1. retaining

Noun
Hâfez-e Shirâzi

حافظ • (hâfez)

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

Proper noun

حافظ • (Hâfez)

  1. Hafez

Urdu

Etymology

From Persian حافظ‎, from Arabic حافظ‎, from verb حفظ‎ (to preserve, to protect, to defend)

Adjective

حافظ • (hāfiz) (Hindi spelling हाफ़िज़)

  1. retaining

Noun

حافظ • (hāfiz) m (Hindi spelling हाफ़िज़)

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