حافظ
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root ح ف ظ (ḥ-f-ẓ).
Pronunciation
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Verb
حَافَظَ • (ḥāfaẓa) III, non-past يُحَافِظُ (yuḥāfiẓu)
- 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
Conjugation
Conjugation of
حَافَظَ
(form-III sound)verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر | مُحَافَظَة or حِفَاظ muḥāfaẓa or ḥifāẓ | |||||||||||
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active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل | مُحَافِظ muḥāfiẓ | |||||||||||
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول | مُحَافَظ muḥāfaẓ | |||||||||||
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | حَافَظْتُ ḥāfaẓtu | حَافَظْتَ ḥāfaẓta | حَافَظَ ḥāfaẓa | حَافَظْتُمَا ḥāfaẓtumā | حَافَظَا ḥāfaẓā | حَافَظْنَا ḥāfaẓnā | حَافَظْتُمْ ḥāfaẓtum | حَافَظُوا ḥāfaẓū | |||
f | حَافَظْتِ ḥāfaẓti | حَافَظَتْ ḥāfaẓat | حَافَظَتَا ḥāfaẓatā | حَافَظْتُنَّ ḥāfaẓtunna | حَافَظْنَ ḥāfaẓna | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع | m | أُحَافِظُ ʾuḥāfiẓu | تُحَافِظُ tuḥāfiẓu | يُحَافِظُ yuḥāfiẓu | تُحَافِظَانِ tuḥāfiẓāni | يُحَافِظَانِ yuḥāfiẓāni | نُحَافِظُ nuḥāfiẓu | تُحَافِظُونَ tuḥāfiẓūna | يُحَافِظُونَ yuḥāfiẓūna | |||
f | تُحَافِظِينَ tuḥāfiẓīna | تُحَافِظُ tuḥāfiẓu | تُحَافِظَانِ tuḥāfiẓāni | تُحَافِظْنَ tuḥāfiẓna | يُحَافِظْنَ yuḥāfiẓna | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | أُحَافِظَ ʾuḥāfiẓa | تُحَافِظَ tuḥāfiẓa | يُحَافِظَ yuḥāfiẓa | تُحَافِظَا tuḥāfiẓā | يُحَافِظَا yuḥāfiẓā | نُحَافِظَ nuḥāfiẓa | تُحَافِظُوا tuḥāfiẓū | يُحَافِظُوا yuḥāfiẓū | |||
f | تُحَافِظِي tuḥāfiẓī | تُحَافِظَ tuḥāfiẓa | تُحَافِظَا tuḥāfiẓā | تُحَافِظْنَ tuḥāfiẓna | يُحَافِظْنَ yuḥāfiẓna | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | أُحَافِظْ ʾuḥāfiẓ | تُحَافِظْ tuḥāfiẓ | يُحَافِظْ yuḥāfiẓ | تُحَافِظَا tuḥāfiẓā | يُحَافِظَا yuḥāfiẓā | نُحَافِظْ nuḥāfiẓ | تُحَافِظُوا tuḥāfiẓū | يُحَافِظُوا yuḥāfiẓū | |||
f | تُحَافِظِي tuḥāfiẓī | تُحَافِظْ tuḥāfiẓ | تُحَافِظَا tuḥāfiẓā | تُحَافِظْنَ tuḥāfiẓna | يُحَافِظْنَ yuḥāfiẓna | |||||||
imperative الْأَمْر | m | حَافِظْ ḥāfiẓ | حَافِظَا ḥāfiẓā | حَافِظُوا ḥāfiẓū | ||||||||
f | حَافِظِي ḥāfiẓī | حَافِظْنَ ḥāfiẓna | ||||||||||
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول | ||||||||||||
singular الْمُفْرَد | dual الْمُثَنَّى | plural الْجَمْع | ||||||||||
1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | 1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم | 2nd person الْمُخَاطَب | 3rd person الْغَائِب | |||||
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي | m | — | — | حُوفِظَ ḥūfiẓa | — | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع | m | — | — | يُحَافَظُ yuḥāfaẓu | — | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب | m | — | — | يُحَافَظَ yuḥāfaẓa | — | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم | m | — | — | يُحَافَظْ yuḥāfaẓ | — | — | — | — | — | |||
f | — | — | — | — | — |
Etymology 2
Derived from the active participle of حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa, “to guard, to keep, to memorize (especially the Qur'an)”), from the root ح ف ظ (ḥ-f-ẓ).
Noun
حَافِظ • (ḥāfiẓ) m (plural حَافِظُونَ (ḥāfiẓūna) or حُفَّاظ (ḥuffāẓ) or حَفَظَة (ḥafaẓa))
- guard, guardian, keeper, custodian, caretaker
- hafiz (one who knows the Qur'an by heart)
Declension
Declension of noun حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | حَافِظ ḥāfiẓ | الْحَافِظ al-ḥāfiẓ | حَافِظ ḥāfiẓ |
Nominative | حَافِظٌ ḥāfiẓun | الْحَافِظُ al-ḥāfiẓu | حَافِظُ ḥāfiẓu |
Accusative | حَافِظًا ḥāfiẓan | الْحَافِظَ al-ḥāfiẓa | حَافِظَ ḥāfiẓa |
Genitive | حَافِظٍ ḥāfiẓin | الْحَافِظِ al-ḥāfiẓi | حَافِظِ ḥāfiẓi |
Dual | Indefinite | Definite | Construct |
Informal | حَافِظَيْن ḥāfiẓayn | الْحَافِظَيْن al-ḥāfiẓayn | حَافِظَيْ ḥāfiẓay |
Nominative | حَافِظَانِ ḥāfiẓāni | الْحَافِظَانِ al-ḥāfiẓāni | حَافِظَا ḥāfiẓā |
Accusative | حَافِظَيْنِ ḥāfiẓayni | الْحَافِظَيْنِ al-ḥāfiẓayni | حَافِظَيْ ḥāfiẓay |
Genitive | حَافِظَيْنِ ḥāfiẓayni | الْحَافِظَيْنِ al-ḥāfiẓayni | حَافِظَيْ ḥāfiẓay |
Plural | sound masculine plural; basic broken plural triptote; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | حَافِظِين; حُفَّاظ; حَفَظَة ḥāfiẓīn; ḥuffāẓ; ḥafaẓa | الْحَافِظِين; الْحُفَّاظ; الْحَفَظَة al-ḥāfiẓīn; al-ḥuffāẓ; al-ḥafaẓa | حَافِظِي; حُفَّاظ; حَفَظَة ḥāfiẓī; ḥuffāẓ; ḥafaẓat |
Nominative | حَافِظُونَ; حُفَّاظٌ; حَفَظَةٌ ḥāfiẓūna; ḥuffāẓun; ḥafaẓatun | الْحَافِظُونَ; الْحُفَّاظُ; الْحَفَظَةُ al-ḥāfiẓūna; al-ḥuffāẓu; al-ḥafaẓatu | حَافِظُو; حُفَّاظُ; حَفَظَةُ ḥāfiẓū; ḥuffāẓu; ḥafaẓatu |
Accusative | حَافِظِينَ; حُفَّاظًا; حَفَظَةً ḥāfiẓīna; ḥuffāẓan; ḥafaẓatan | الْحَافِظِينَ; الْحُفَّاظَ; الْحَفَظَةَ al-ḥāfiẓīna; al-ḥuffāẓa; al-ḥafaẓata | حَافِظِي; حُفَّاظَ; حَفَظَةَ ḥāfiẓī; ḥuffāẓa; ḥafaẓata |
Genitive | حَافِظِينَ; حُفَّاظٍ; حَفَظَةٍ ḥāfiẓīna; ḥuffāẓin; ḥafaẓatin | الْحَافِظِينَ; الْحُفَّاظِ; الْحَفَظَةِ al-ḥāfiẓīna; al-ḥuffāẓi; al-ḥafaẓati | حَافِظِي; حُفَّاظِ; حَفَظَةِ ḥāfiẓī; ḥuffāẓi; ḥafaẓati |
Proper noun
حَافِظ • (ḥāfiẓ) m
- A male given name, Hafez
Declension
Declension of noun حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ)
Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
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Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
Informal | — | حَافِظ ḥāfiẓ | — |
Nominative | — | حَافِظٌ ḥāfiẓun | — |
Accusative | — | حَافِظًا ḥāfiẓan | — |
Genitive | — | حَافِظٍ ḥāfiẓin | — |
Persian
Etymology
From Arabic حافظ, from verb حفظ (“to preserve, to protect, to defend”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɒːfez/
Adjective
حافظ • (hâfez)
- retaining
Noun
![](Images/wiktionary/Mohammad_Shams_al-Din_Hafez.jpg.webp)
Hâfez-e Shirâzi
حافظ • (hâfez)
- protector
- guardian
- keeper
- preserver
- hafiz (one who knows the Qur'an by heart)
Proper noun
حافظ • (Hâfez)
- Hafez
Related terms
- حافظه (hâfeze)
- خدا حافظ (khodâ hâfez)
Urdu
Etymology
From Persian حافظ, from Arabic حافظ, from verb حفظ (to preserve, to protect, to defend)
Adjective
حافظ • (hāfiz) (Hindi spelling हाफ़िज़)
- retaining
Noun
حافظ • (hāfiz) m (Hindi spelling हाफ़िज़)
- keeper
- guardian
- protector
- governor
- preserver
- hafiz (one who knows the Qur'an by heart)
Related terms
- حافظہ
- حافظی
- خدا حافظ