Hafiz: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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حافظ
حَافِظ
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Hafiz (حافظ, Arabic حَافِظ) means “guardian; one who knows the Quran by heart”. It comes from the Arabic root ح ف ظ. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ح ف ظ.
- Meaning
- guardian; one who knows the Quran by heart
- معنی
- نگہبان؛ قرآن کا حافظ
Where it comes from
Active participle of ḥafiẓa, to guard or to memorise; occurs in Quran 12:64.
- Say it
- haa-fizAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ح ف ظ
- Other spellings
- Haafiz