Hafiz Definition

häfĭz
noun
A Muslim who has memorized the Koran: a title of honor.
Webster's New World
Used as a title of respect for such a person.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Hafiz

Noun

Singular:
hafiz
Plural:
hafizes, huffaz

Origin of Hafiz

  • Arabic ḥāfiẓ guardian, hafiz active participle of ḥafiẓa to guard, memorize ḥpṯ in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Persian, from Arabic حافظ (ḥāfiẓ), present participle of حفظ (ḥáfiẓa, “to guard, know by heart”).

    From Wiktionary

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