name
Meaning 1
A surname from Arabic.
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hafiz
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/ˈhɑːfɪz/
noun
Meaning 2
A Muslim who has memorized the whole Qur'an.
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حافظ (ḥāfiẓ, “guardian, keeper”). This surname is predominantly found in Pakistan.
Persian, from Arabic حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ), present participle of حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa, “to guard, know by heart”).
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ) — One who has memorized the Qur'an
- Bengali: হাফেজ (haphej) — One who has memorized the Qur'an
- Dhivehi: ހާފިޒު (hāfizu) — One who has memorized the Qur'an
- Hindi: हाफ़िज़ (hāfiz) — One who has memorized the Qur'an
- Kazakh: хафиз (xafiz) — One who has memorized the Qur'an
- Persian: حافظ (hâfez) — One who has memorized the Qur'an
- Polish: hafiz — One who has memorized the Qur'an
- Rohingya: háfes — One who has memorized the Qur'an
- Southern Altai: абыс (abïs) — One who has memorized the Qur'an
- Turkish: hafız — One who has memorized the Qur'an
- Turkmen: hapyz — One who has memorized the Qur'an
- Urdu: حافظ (hāfiz) — One who has memorized the Qur'an
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