حِفْظ
preservation
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Also written حافظ: حَافَظَ (to preserve)
Highlights
Plural
حَافِظُون
Other plurals
حُفَّاظ، حَفَظَة
Feminine
حَافِظَة
Most common words from the same root
Noun
حَافِظ in English
Noun · masculine
- guard, guardian, keeper, custodian, caretaker
- hafiz (one who knows the Qur'an by heart)
Word origin
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.
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
حَافِظ: plural and other forms
| Singular | حَافِظ |
|---|---|
| Plural | حَافِظُون |
| Alternative plurals | حُفَّاظ، حَفَظَة |
| Feminine | حَافِظَة |
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