حافظ

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ح ف ظ (ḥ-f-ẓ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħaː.fa.ðˤa/

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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						حِفَاظ or مُحَافَظَة ḥifāẓ or muḥāfaẓa
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُحَافِظ muḥāfiẓ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُحَافَظ 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	حَافَظْتُ ḥāfaẓtu	حَافَظْتَ ḥāfaẓta	حَافَظَ ḥāfaẓa		حَافَظْتُمَا ḥāfaẓtumā	حَافَظَا ḥāfaẓā		حَافَظْنَا ḥāfaẓnā	حَافَظْتُمْ ḥāfaẓtum	حَافَظُوا ḥāfaẓū
	f		حَافَظْتِ ḥāfaẓti	حَافَظَتْ ḥāfaẓat			حَافَظَتَا ḥāfaẓatā			حَافَظْتُنَّ ḥāfaẓtunna	حَافَظْنَ ḥāfaẓna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحَافِظُ ʔuḥāfiẓu	تُحَافِظُ tuḥāfiẓu	يُحَافِظُ yuḥāfiẓu		تُحَافِظَانِ tuḥāfiẓāni	يُحَافِظَانِ yuḥāfiẓāni		نُحَافِظُ nuḥāfiẓu	تُحَافِظُونَ tuḥāfiẓūna	يُحَافِظُونَ yuḥāfiẓūna
	f		تُحَافِظِينَ tuḥāfiẓīna	تُحَافِظُ tuḥāfiẓu			تُحَافِظَانِ tuḥāfiẓāni			تُحَافِظْنَ tuḥāfiẓna	يُحَافِظْنَ yuḥāfiẓna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحَافِظَ ʔuḥāfiẓa	تُحَافِظَ tuḥāfiẓa	يُحَافِظَ yuḥāfiẓa		تُحَافِظَا tuḥāfiẓā	يُحَافِظَا yuḥāfiẓā		نُحَافِظَ nuḥāfiẓa	تُحَافِظُوا tuḥāfiẓū	يُحَافِظُوا yuḥāfiẓū
	f		تُحَافِظِي tuḥāfiẓī	تُحَافِظَ tuḥāfiẓa			تُحَافِظَا tuḥāfiẓā			تُحَافِظْنَ tuḥāfiẓna	يُحَافِظْنَ yuḥāfiẓna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحَافِظْ ʔuḥāfiẓ	تُحَافِظْ tuḥāfiẓ	يُحَافِظْ yuḥāfiẓ		تُحَافِظَا tuḥāfiẓā	يُحَافِظَا yuḥāfiẓā		نُحَافِظْ nuḥāfiẓ	تُحَافِظُوا tuḥāfiẓū	يُحَافِظُوا yuḥāfiẓū
	f		تُحَافِظِي tuḥāfiẓī	تُحَافِظْ tuḥāfiẓ			تُحَافِظَا tuḥāfiẓā			تُحَافِظْنَ tuḥāfiẓna	يُحَافِظْنَ yuḥāfiẓna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		حَافِظْ ḥāfiẓ			حَافِظَا ḥāfiẓā				حَافِظُوا ḥāfiẓū
	f		حَافِظِي ḥāfiẓī							حَافِظْنَ 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	—	—	حُوفِظَ ḥūfiẓa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُحَافَظُ yuḥāfaẓu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُحَافَظَ yuḥāfaẓa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُحَافَظْ yuḥāfaẓ		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 2

ديوان حافظ (Hafez's collection of poems)

Derived from the active participle of حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa, “to guard, to keep; to memorize”), from the root ح ف ظ (ḥ-f-ẓ). The Persian poet was named such as he had memorised the Qurʾān.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħaː.fiðˤ/

Noun

حَافِظ • (ḥāfiẓ) m (plural حَافِظُونَ (ḥāfiẓūna) or حُفَّاظ (ḥuffāẓ) or حَفَظَة (ḥafaẓa), feminine حَافِظَة (ḥāfiẓa))

1. guard, guardian, keeper, custodian, caretaker
2. hafiz (one who knows the Qur'an by heart)

Declension

Declension of noun حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَافِظ ḥāfiẓ	الْحَافِظ al-ḥāfiẓ	حَافِظ ḥāfiẓ	حَافِظَة ḥāfiẓa	الْحَافِظَة al-ḥāfiẓa	حَافِظَة ḥāfiẓat
Nominative	حَافِظٌ ḥāfiẓun	الْحَافِظُ al-ḥāfiẓu	حَافِظُ ḥāfiẓu	حَافِظَةٌ ḥāfiẓatun	الْحَافِظَةُ al-ḥāfiẓatu	حَافِظَةُ ḥāfiẓatu
Accusative	حَافِظًا ḥāfiẓan	الْحَافِظَ al-ḥāfiẓa	حَافِظَ ḥāfiẓa	حَافِظَةً ḥāfiẓatan	الْحَافِظَةَ al-ḥāfiẓata	حَافِظَةَ ḥāfiẓata
Genitive	حَافِظٍ ḥāfiẓin	الْحَافِظِ al-ḥāfiẓi	حَافِظِ ḥāfiẓi	حَافِظَةٍ ḥāfiẓatin	الْحَافِظَةِ al-ḥāfiẓati	حَافِظَةِ ḥāfiẓati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَافِظَيْن ḥāfiẓayn	الْحَافِظَيْن al-ḥāfiẓayn	حَافِظَيْ ḥāfiẓay	حَافِظَتَيْن ḥāfiẓatayn	الْحَافِظَتَيْن al-ḥāfiẓatayn	حَافِظَتَيْ ḥāfiẓatay
Nominative	حَافِظَانِ ḥāfiẓāni	الْحَافِظَانِ al-ḥāfiẓāni	حَافِظَا ḥāfiẓā	حَافِظَتَانِ ḥāfiẓatāni	الْحَافِظَتَانِ al-ḥāfiẓatāni	حَافِظَتَا ḥāfiẓatā
Accusative	حَافِظَيْنِ ḥāfiẓayni	الْحَافِظَيْنِ al-ḥāfiẓayni	حَافِظَيْ ḥāfiẓay	حَافِظَتَيْنِ ḥāfiẓatayni	الْحَافِظَتَيْنِ al-ḥāfiẓatayni	حَافِظَتَيْ ḥāfiẓatay
Genitive	حَافِظَيْنِ ḥāfiẓayni	الْحَافِظَيْنِ al-ḥāfiẓayni	حَافِظَيْ ḥāfiẓay	حَافِظَتَيْنِ ḥāfiẓatayni	الْحَافِظَتَيْنِ al-ḥāfiẓatayni	حَافِظَتَيْ ḥāfiẓatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	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	حَافِظَات ḥāfiẓāt	الْحَافِظَات al-ḥāfiẓāt	حَافِظَات ḥāfiẓāt
Nominative	حَافِظُونَ‎; حُفَّاظٌ‎; حَفَظَةٌ ḥāfiẓūna‎; ḥuffāẓun‎; ḥafaẓatun	الْحَافِظُونَ‎; الْحُفَّاظُ‎; الْحَفَظَةُ al-ḥāfiẓūna‎; al-ḥuffāẓu‎; al-ḥafaẓatu	حَافِظُو‎; حُفَّاظُ‎; حَفَظَةُ ḥāfiẓū‎; ḥuffāẓu‎; ḥafaẓatu	حَافِظَاتٌ ḥāfiẓātun	الْحَافِظَاتُ al-ḥāfiẓātu	حَافِظَاتُ ḥāfiẓātu
Accusative	حَافِظِينَ‎; حُفَّاظًا‎; حَفَظَةً ḥāfiẓīna‎; ḥuffāẓan‎; ḥafaẓatan	الْحَافِظِينَ‎; الْحُفَّاظَ‎; الْحَفَظَةَ al-ḥāfiẓīna‎; al-ḥuffāẓa‎; al-ḥafaẓata	حَافِظِي‎; حُفَّاظَ‎; حَفَظَةَ ḥāfiẓī‎; ḥuffāẓa‎; ḥafaẓata	حَافِظَاتٍ ḥāfiẓātin	الْحَافِظَاتِ al-ḥāfiẓāti	حَافِظَاتِ ḥāfiẓāti
Genitive	حَافِظِينَ‎; حُفَّاظٍ‎; حَفَظَةٍ ḥāfiẓīna‎; ḥuffāẓin‎; ḥafaẓatin	الْحَافِظِينَ‎; الْحُفَّاظِ‎; الْحَفَظَةِ al-ḥāfiẓīna‎; al-ḥuffāẓi‎; al-ḥafaẓati	حَافِظِي‎; حُفَّاظِ‎; حَفَظَةِ ḥāfiẓī‎; ḥuffāẓi‎; ḥafaẓati	حَافِظَاتٍ ḥāfiẓātin	الْحَافِظَاتِ al-ḥāfiẓāti	حَافِظَاتِ ḥāfiẓāti

Proper noun

حَافِظ • (ḥāfiẓ) m

1. a male given name, Hafez, Hafiz
2. Hafez aš-Šīrāzi, a famous mystic 14th century Persian poet, who also wrote in Arabic and whose poems are sometimes used as omens.

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	—

Derived terms

• فَال حَافِظ (fāl ḥāfiẓ, “Hafez's Omen, the action and process of opening the book to ask for an omen”)

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ), the active participle of the verb حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa, “to preserve, to protect, to defend”).

Hâfez-e Shirâzi

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [hɑː.ˈfiz]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɑː.fɪ́z]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɑː.fɪ́z]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.fɪ́z]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.fíz]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hɒː.féz]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hɔ.fíz]

Readings
Classical reading?	hāfiz
Dari reading?	hāfiz
Iranian reading?	hâfez
Tajik reading?	hofiz

Adjective

حافظ • (hâfez)

1. retaining

Noun

حافظ • (hâfez) (plural حافظان (hâfezân))

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

Proper noun

حافظ • (hâfez)

1. Hafez

Related terms

• حافظه (hâfeze)
• خدا حافظ (xodâ hâfez)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ف ظ
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic حَافَظَ (ḥāfaẓa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħaː.fazˤ/, [ˈħɑː.fɑzˤ]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

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Verb

حافظ • (ḥāfaẓ) III (present بحافظ (biḥāfeẓ))

1. to preserve, to maintain, to keep

Conjugation

Conjugation of حافظ (ḥāfaẓ)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	حافظت (ḥāfaẓt)	حافظت (ḥāfaẓt)	حافظ (ḥāfaẓ)		حافظنا (ḥāfaẓna)	حافظتو (ḥāfaẓtu)	حافظو (ḥāfaẓu)
	f		حافظتي (ḥāfaẓti)	حافظت (ḥāfaẓat)
present	m	بحافظ (baḥāfeẓ)	بتحافظ (bitḥāfeẓ)	بحافظ (biḥāfeẓ)		منحافظ (minḥāfeẓ)	بتحافظو (bitḥāfẓu)	بحافظو (biḥāfẓu)
	f		بتحافظي (bitḥāfẓi)	بتحافظ (bitḥāfeẓ)
subjunctive	m	احافظ (aḥāfeẓ)	تحافظ (tḥāfeẓ)	يحافظ (yḥāfeẓ)		نحافظ (nḥāfeẓ)	تحافظو (tḥāfẓu)	يحافظو (yḥāfẓu)
	f		تحافظي (tḥāfẓi)	تحافظ (tḥāfeẓ)
imperative	m		حافظ (ḥāfeẓ)				حافظو (ḥāfẓu)
	f		حافظي (ḥāfẓi)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian حافظ (hāfiz), from Arabic حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ), from the verb حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa, “to preserve, to protect, to defend”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɑː.fɪz/
• Rhymes: -ɪz

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)

Related terms

• حافظہ (hāfizā)
• حافظی
• خدا حافظ (xudā hāfiz)