हाफ़िज़

Hindi

Etymology

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

Adjective

हाफ़िज़ • (hāfiz) (Urdu spelling حافظ‎)

  1. retaining

Noun

हाफ़िज़ • (hāfiz) m (Urdu spelling حافظ‎)

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