حِفْظ
preservation
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Noun
حَفِظَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to preserve, to conserve
- to protect, to guard, to defend
- to observe, to bear in mind, to comply
- to be mindful, to be heedful
- to keep up, to maintain, to sustain
- to retain, to uphold
- to hold, to have in safe-keeping, to take care
- to keep, to store, to put away
- to retain in memory, to remember, to know by heart
- to memorize, to commit to memory
- to reserve
Word origin
Compare Hebrew חָפַץ (ḥafáts, “to desire, to want”).
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
حَفِظَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | حَفِظْتُ | أَحْفَظُ | أَحْفَظَ | أَحْفَظْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | حَفِظْتَ | تَحْفَظُ | تَحْفَظَ | تَحْفَظْ | اِحْفَظْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | حَفِظْتِ | تَحْفَظِينَ | تَحْفَظِي | تَحْفَظِي | اِحْفَظِي |
| هُوَ he | حَفِظَ | يَحْفَظُ | يَحْفَظَ | يَحْفَظْ | — |
| هِيَ she | حَفِظَتْ | تَحْفَظُ | تَحْفَظَ | تَحْفَظْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | حَفِظْتُمَا | تَحْفَظَانِ | تَحْفَظَا | تَحْفَظَا | اِحْفَظَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | حَفِظَا | يَحْفَظَانِ | يَحْفَظَا | يَحْفَظَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | حَفِظَتَا | تَحْفَظَانِ | تَحْفَظَا | تَحْفَظَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | حَفِظْنَا | نَحْفَظُ | نَحْفَظَ | نَحْفَظْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | حَفِظْتُمْ | تَحْفَظُونَ | تَحْفَظُوا | تَحْفَظُوا | اِحْفَظُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | حَفِظْتُنَّ | تَحْفَظْنَ | تَحْفَظْنَ | تَحْفَظْنَ | اِحْفَظْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | حَفِظُوا | يَحْفَظُونَ | يَحْفَظُوا | يَحْفَظُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | حَفِظْنَ | يَحْفَظْنَ | يَحْفَظْنَ | يَحْفَظْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | حِفْظ |
|---|---|
| Active participle | حَافِظ، حَفِيظ |
| Passive participle | مَحْفُوظ |
حَفِظَ in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
هذَا صَارَ لِي، لأَنِّي حَفِظْتُ وَصَايَاكَ.This I had, because I kept thy precepts.Psalms 119:56, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
دَعَوْتُكَ. خَلِّصْنِي، فَأَحْفَظَ شَهَادَاتِكَ.I cried unto thee; save me, and I shall keep thy testimonies.Psalms 119:146, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
حَفِظَتْ نَفْسِي شَهَادَاتِكَ، وَأُحِبُّهَا جِدًّا.My soul hath kept thy testimonies; and I love them exceedingly.Psalms 119:167, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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