حِفْظ
preservation
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Also written حافظ: حَافِظ (guard)
Highlights
Present tense
يُحَافِظُ
Verbal nouns
مُحَافَظَة، حِفَاظ
Active participle
Passive participle
مُحَافَظ
Most common words from the same root
Noun
حَافَظَ in English
Verb · Form III
- to preserve, to maintain, to keep up, to uphold, to sustain
- to supervise, to control, to watch over, to watch out for
- to take care, to attend, to pay attention
- to keep, to follow, to observe, to comply, to conform
- to protect, to guard, to defend
Words from the root ح-ف-ظ
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
حَفِظَ
· present يَحْفَظُ
Form I · The plain action
to preserve, to conserve; to protect, to guard, to defend; to observe, to bear in mind, to comply
حَفَّظَ
· present يُحَفِّظُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to have someone memorize
تَحْفِيظ
مُحَفِّظ
مُحَفَّظ
حَافَظَ
· present يُحَافِظُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to preserve, to maintain, to keep up, to uphold, to sustain; to supervise, to control, to watch over, to watch out for; to take care, to attend, to pay attention
أَحْفَظَ
· present يُحْفِظُ
Form IV · Causative
to vex, to annoy, to gall, to irritate, to offend; to cause to memorize
إِحْفَاظ
مُحْفِظ
مُحْفَظ
تَحَفَّظَ
· present يَتَحَفَّظُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to preserve, to keep up, to maintain; to be reserved, to be cautious; to observe, to keep in mind, to be heedful
تَحَفُّظ
مُتَحَفِّظ
مُتَحَفَّظ
اِحْتَفَظَ
· present يَحْتَفِظُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to uphold, to maintain; to keep up, to retain; to take care, to take custody
اِسْتَحْفَظَ
· present يَسْتَحْفِظُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to ask someone to guard, to ask someone to protect; to entrust; to commit something to the charge of someone
اِسْتِحْفَاظ
مُسْتَحْفِظ
مُسْتَحْفَظ
حَافَظَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | حَافَظْتُ | أُحَافِظُ | أُحَافِظَ | أُحَافِظْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | حَافَظْتَ | تُحَافِظُ | تُحَافِظَ | تُحَافِظْ | حَافِظْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | حَافَظْتِ | تُحَافِظِينَ | تُحَافِظِي | تُحَافِظِي | حَافِظِي |
| هُوَ he | حَافَظَ | يُحَافِظُ | يُحَافِظَ | يُحَافِظْ | — |
| هِيَ she | حَافَظَتْ | تُحَافِظُ | تُحَافِظَ | تُحَافِظْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | حَافَظْتُمَا | تُحَافِظَانِ | تُحَافِظَا | تُحَافِظَا | حَافِظَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | حَافَظَا | يُحَافِظَانِ | يُحَافِظَا | يُحَافِظَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | حَافَظَتَا | تُحَافِظَانِ | تُحَافِظَا | تُحَافِظَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | حَافَظْنَا | نُحَافِظُ | نُحَافِظَ | نُحَافِظْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | حَافَظْتُمْ | تُحَافِظُونَ | تُحَافِظُوا | تُحَافِظُوا | حَافِظُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | حَافَظْتُنَّ | تُحَافِظْنَ | تُحَافِظْنَ | تُحَافِظْنَ | حَافِظْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | حَافَظُوا | يُحَافِظُونَ | يُحَافِظُوا | يُحَافِظُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | حَافَظْنَ | يُحَافِظْنَ | يُحَافِظْنَ | يُحَافِظْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | مُحَافَظَة، حِفَاظ |
|---|---|
| Active participle | مُحَافِظ |
| Passive participle | مُحَافَظ |
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