tahfiz
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic تَحْفِيظ (taḥfīẓ).
Noun
tahfiz (Jawi spelling تحفيظ, plural tahfiz-tahfiz, informal 1st possessive tahfizku, impolite 2nd possessive tahfizmu, 3rd possessive tahfiznya)
- (Islam) Islamic school or madrasa mainly dedicated for Qur'an memorization.
Verb
tahfiz (Jawi spelling تحفيظ)
- (Islam) to memorize the Qur'an
Further reading
- “tahfiz” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.