ha·fiz (hä′fiz′)
noun
a Muslim who has memorized the Koran: a title of honor
Etymology: Ar ḥāfiz, a person who remembers
Ha·fiz (hä fiz′)
(born Shams-ud-Din Mohammed) 1325?-90?; Pers. lyric poet
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