حفظ

حفظ

See also: ح ف ظ‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ح ف ظ‎ (ḥ-f-ẓ).

Pronunciation

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Verb

حَفِظَ • (ḥafiẓa) I, non-past يَحْفَظُ‎‎ (yaḥfaẓu)

1. to preserve, to conserve
2. to protect, to guard, to defend
3. to observe, to bear in mind, to comply
4. to be mindful, to be heedful
5. to keep up, to maintain, to sustain
6. to retain, to uphold
7. to hold, to have in safe-keeping, to take care
8. to keep, to store, to put away
9. to retain in memory, to remember, to know by heart
10. to memorize, to commit to memory
11. to reserve

Conjugation

Conjugation of

حَفِظَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun حِفْظ)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						حِفْظ ḥifẓ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						حَافِظ‎ ḥāfiẓ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَحْفُوظ‎ maḥfūẓ
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	حَفِظْتُ‎ ḥafiẓtu	حَفِظْتَ‎ ḥafiẓta	حَفِظَ ḥafiẓa		حَفِظْتُمَا‎ ḥafiẓtumā	حَفِظَا‎ ḥafiẓā		حَفِظْنَا‎ ḥafiẓnā	حَفِظْتُمْ‎ ḥafiẓtum	حَفِظُوا‎ ḥafiẓū
	f		حَفِظْتِ‎ ḥafiẓti	حَفِظَتْ‎ ḥafiẓat			حَفِظَتَا‎ ḥafiẓatā			حَفِظْتُنَّ‎ ḥafiẓtunna	حَفِظْنَ‎ ḥafiẓna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَحْفَظُ‎ ʾaḥfaẓu	تَحْفَظُ‎ taḥfaẓu	يَحْفَظُ‎ yaḥfaẓu		تَحْفَظَانِ‎ taḥfaẓāni	يَحْفَظَانِ‎ yaḥfaẓāni		نَحْفَظُ‎ naḥfaẓu	تَحْفَظُونَ‎ taḥfaẓūna	يَحْفَظُونَ‎ yaḥfaẓūna
	f		تَحْفَظِينَ‎ taḥfaẓīna	تَحْفَظُ‎ taḥfaẓu			تَحْفَظَانِ‎ taḥfaẓāni			تَحْفَظْنَ‎ taḥfaẓna	يَحْفَظْنَ‎ yaḥfaẓna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَحْفَظَ‎ ʾaḥfaẓa	تَحْفَظَ‎ taḥfaẓa	يَحْفَظَ‎ yaḥfaẓa		تَحْفَظَا‎ taḥfaẓā	يَحْفَظَا‎ yaḥfaẓā		نَحْفَظَ‎ naḥfaẓa	تَحْفَظُوا‎ taḥfaẓū	يَحْفَظُوا‎ yaḥfaẓū
	f		تَحْفَظِي‎ taḥfaẓī	تَحْفَظَ‎ taḥfaẓa			تَحْفَظَا‎ taḥfaẓā			تَحْفَظْنَ‎ taḥfaẓna	يَحْفَظْنَ‎ yaḥfaẓna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَحْفَظْ‎ ʾaḥfaẓ	تَحْفَظْ‎ taḥfaẓ	يَحْفَظْ‎ yaḥfaẓ		تَحْفَظَا‎ taḥfaẓā	يَحْفَظَا‎ yaḥfaẓā		نَحْفَظْ‎ naḥfaẓ	تَحْفَظُوا‎ taḥfaẓū	يَحْفَظُوا‎ yaḥfaẓū
	f		تَحْفَظِي‎ taḥfaẓī	تَحْفَظْ‎ taḥfaẓ			تَحْفَظَا‎ taḥfaẓā			تَحْفَظْنَ‎ taḥfaẓna	يَحْفَظْنَ‎ yaḥfaẓna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِحْفَظْ‎ iḥfaẓ			اِحْفَظَا‎ iḥfaẓā				اِحْفَظُوا‎ iḥfaẓū
	f		اِحْفَظِي‎ iḥfaẓī							اِحْفَظْنَ‎ iḥfaẓna
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	حُفِظْتُ‎ ḥufiẓtu	حُفِظْتَ‎ ḥufiẓta	حُفِظَ ḥufiẓa		حُفِظْتُمَا‎ ḥufiẓtumā	حُفِظَا‎ ḥufiẓā		حُفِظْنَا‎ ḥufiẓnā	حُفِظْتُمْ‎ ḥufiẓtum	حُفِظُوا‎ ḥufiẓū
	f		حُفِظْتِ‎ ḥufiẓti	حُفِظَتْ‎ ḥufiẓat			حُفِظَتَا‎ ḥufiẓatā			حُفِظْتُنَّ‎ ḥufiẓtunna	حُفِظْنَ‎ ḥufiẓna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحْفَظُ‎ ʾuḥfaẓu	تُحْفَظُ‎ tuḥfaẓu	يُحْفَظُ‎ yuḥfaẓu		تُحْفَظَانِ‎ tuḥfaẓāni	يُحْفَظَانِ‎ yuḥfaẓāni		نُحْفَظُ‎ nuḥfaẓu	تُحْفَظُونَ‎ tuḥfaẓūna	يُحْفَظُونَ‎ yuḥfaẓūna
	f		تُحْفَظِينَ‎ tuḥfaẓīna	تُحْفَظُ‎ tuḥfaẓu			تُحْفَظَانِ‎ tuḥfaẓāni			تُحْفَظْنَ‎ tuḥfaẓna	يُحْفَظْنَ‎ yuḥfaẓna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحْفَظَ‎ ʾuḥfaẓa	تُحْفَظَ‎ tuḥfaẓa	يُحْفَظَ‎ yuḥfaẓa		تُحْفَظَا‎ tuḥfaẓā	يُحْفَظَا‎ yuḥfaẓā		نُحْفَظَ‎ nuḥfaẓa	تُحْفَظُوا‎ tuḥfaẓū	يُحْفَظُوا‎ yuḥfaẓū
	f		تُحْفَظِي‎ tuḥfaẓī	تُحْفَظَ‎ tuḥfaẓa			تُحْفَظَا‎ tuḥfaẓā			تُحْفَظْنَ‎ tuḥfaẓna	يُحْفَظْنَ‎ yuḥfaẓna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحْفَظْ‎ ʾuḥfaẓ	تُحْفَظْ‎ tuḥfaẓ	يُحْفَظْ‎ yuḥfaẓ		تُحْفَظَا‎ tuḥfaẓā	يُحْفَظَا‎ yuḥfaẓā		نُحْفَظْ‎ nuḥfaẓ	تُحْفَظُوا‎ tuḥfaẓū	يُحْفَظُوا‎ yuḥfaẓū
	f		تُحْفَظِي‎ tuḥfaẓī	تُحْفَظْ‎ tuḥfaẓ			تُحْفَظَا‎ tuḥfaẓā			تُحْفَظْنَ‎ tuḥfaẓna	يُحْفَظْنَ‎ yuḥfaẓna

Descendants

• → Swahili: hifadhi

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “حفظ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Verb

حَفَّظَ • (ḥaffaẓa) II, non-past يُحَفِّظُ‎‎ (yuḥaffiẓu)

1. (ditransitive, causative) to have someone memorize

Conjugation

Conjugation of

حَفَّظَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَحْفِيظ‎ taḥfīẓ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُحَفِّظ‎ muḥaffiẓ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُحَفَّظ‎ muḥaffaẓ
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	حَفَّظْتُ‎ ḥaffaẓtu	حَفَّظْتَ‎ ḥaffaẓta	حَفَّظَ ḥaffaẓa		حَفَّظْتُمَا‎ ḥaffaẓtumā	حَفَّظَا‎ ḥaffaẓā		حَفَّظْنَا‎ ḥaffaẓnā	حَفَّظْتُمْ‎ ḥaffaẓtum	حَفَّظُوا‎ ḥaffaẓū
	f		حَفَّظْتِ‎ ḥaffaẓti	حَفَّظَتْ‎ ḥaffaẓat			حَفَّظَتَا‎ ḥaffaẓatā			حَفَّظْتُنَّ‎ ḥaffaẓtunna	حَفَّظْنَ‎ ḥaffaẓna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحَفِّظُ‎ ʾuḥaffiẓu	تُحَفِّظُ‎ tuḥaffiẓu	يُحَفِّظُ‎ yuḥaffiẓu		تُحَفِّظَانِ‎ tuḥaffiẓāni	يُحَفِّظَانِ‎ yuḥaffiẓāni		نُحَفِّظُ‎ nuḥaffiẓu	تُحَفِّظُونَ‎ tuḥaffiẓūna	يُحَفِّظُونَ‎ yuḥaffiẓūna
	f		تُحَفِّظِينَ‎ tuḥaffiẓīna	تُحَفِّظُ‎ tuḥaffiẓu			تُحَفِّظَانِ‎ tuḥaffiẓāni			تُحَفِّظْنَ‎ tuḥaffiẓna	يُحَفِّظْنَ‎ yuḥaffiẓna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحَفِّظَ‎ ʾuḥaffiẓa	تُحَفِّظَ‎ tuḥaffiẓa	يُحَفِّظَ‎ yuḥaffiẓa		تُحَفِّظَا‎ tuḥaffiẓā	يُحَفِّظَا‎ yuḥaffiẓā		نُحَفِّظَ‎ nuḥaffiẓa	تُحَفِّظُوا‎ tuḥaffiẓū	يُحَفِّظُوا‎ yuḥaffiẓū
	f		تُحَفِّظِي‎ tuḥaffiẓī	تُحَفِّظَ‎ tuḥaffiẓa			تُحَفِّظَا‎ tuḥaffiẓā			تُحَفِّظْنَ‎ tuḥaffiẓna	يُحَفِّظْنَ‎ yuḥaffiẓna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحَفِّظْ‎ ʾuḥaffiẓ	تُحَفِّظْ‎ tuḥaffiẓ	يُحَفِّظْ‎ yuḥaffiẓ		تُحَفِّظَا‎ tuḥaffiẓā	يُحَفِّظَا‎ yuḥaffiẓā		نُحَفِّظْ‎ nuḥaffiẓ	تُحَفِّظُوا‎ tuḥaffiẓū	يُحَفِّظُوا‎ yuḥaffiẓū
	f		تُحَفِّظِي‎ tuḥaffiẓī	تُحَفِّظْ‎ tuḥaffiẓ			تُحَفِّظَا‎ tuḥaffiẓā			تُحَفِّظْنَ‎ tuḥaffiẓna	يُحَفِّظْنَ‎ yuḥaffiẓna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		حَفِّظْ ḥaffiẓ			حَفِّظَا‎ ḥaffiẓā				حَفِّظُوا‎ ḥaffiẓū
	f		حَفِّظِي‎ ḥaffiẓī							حَفِّظْنَ‎ ḥaffiẓna
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	حُفِّظْتُ‎ ḥuffiẓtu	حُفِّظْتَ‎ ḥuffiẓta	حُفِّظَ ḥuffiẓa		حُفِّظْتُمَا‎ ḥuffiẓtumā	حُفِّظَا‎ ḥuffiẓā		حُفِّظْنَا‎ ḥuffiẓnā	حُفِّظْتُمْ‎ ḥuffiẓtum	حُفِّظُوا‎ ḥuffiẓū
	f		حُفِّظْتِ‎ ḥuffiẓti	حُفِّظَتْ‎ ḥuffiẓat			حُفِّظَتَا‎ ḥuffiẓatā			حُفِّظْتُنَّ‎ ḥuffiẓtunna	حُفِّظْنَ‎ ḥuffiẓna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحَفَّظُ‎ ʾuḥaffaẓu	تُحَفَّظُ‎ tuḥaffaẓu	يُحَفَّظُ‎ yuḥaffaẓu		تُحَفَّظَانِ‎ tuḥaffaẓāni	يُحَفَّظَانِ‎ yuḥaffaẓāni		نُحَفَّظُ‎ nuḥaffaẓu	تُحَفَّظُونَ‎ tuḥaffaẓūna	يُحَفَّظُونَ‎ yuḥaffaẓūna
	f		تُحَفَّظِينَ‎ tuḥaffaẓīna	تُحَفَّظُ‎ tuḥaffaẓu			تُحَفَّظَانِ‎ tuḥaffaẓāni			تُحَفَّظْنَ‎ tuḥaffaẓna	يُحَفَّظْنَ‎ yuḥaffaẓna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحَفَّظَ‎ ʾuḥaffaẓa	تُحَفَّظَ‎ tuḥaffaẓa	يُحَفَّظَ‎ yuḥaffaẓa		تُحَفَّظَا‎ tuḥaffaẓā	يُحَفَّظَا‎ yuḥaffaẓā		نُحَفَّظَ‎ nuḥaffaẓa	تُحَفَّظُوا‎ tuḥaffaẓū	يُحَفَّظُوا‎ yuḥaffaẓū
	f		تُحَفَّظِي‎ tuḥaffaẓī	تُحَفَّظَ‎ tuḥaffaẓa			تُحَفَّظَا‎ tuḥaffaẓā			تُحَفَّظْنَ‎ tuḥaffaẓna	يُحَفَّظْنَ‎ yuḥaffaẓna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحَفَّظْ‎ ʾuḥaffaẓ	تُحَفَّظْ‎ tuḥaffaẓ	يُحَفَّظْ‎ yuḥaffaẓ		تُحَفَّظَا‎ tuḥaffaẓā	يُحَفَّظَا‎ yuḥaffaẓā		نُحَفَّظْ‎ nuḥaffaẓ	تُحَفَّظُوا‎ tuḥaffaẓū	يُحَفَّظُوا‎ yuḥaffaẓū
	f		تُحَفَّظِي‎ tuḥaffaẓī	تُحَفَّظْ‎ tuḥaffaẓ			تُحَفَّظَا‎ tuḥaffaẓā			تُحَفَّظْنَ‎ tuḥaffaẓna	يُحَفَّظْنَ‎ yuḥaffaẓna

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “حفظ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun

حِفْظ • (ḥifẓ) m

1. verbal noun of حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa) (form I)
2. preservation, maintenance, conservation, upholding
3. protection, defense, guarding
4. custody, safekeeping, storage
5. observance, compliance
6. memorization, memorizing, memory
7. discontinuance, stay, suspension

Declension

Declension of noun حِفْظ (ḥifẓ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِفْظ ḥifẓ	الْحِفْظ‎ al-ḥifẓ	حِفْظ ḥifẓ
Nominative	حِفْظٌ ḥifẓun	الْحِفْظُ‎ al-ḥifẓu	حِفْظُ ḥifẓu
Accusative	حِفْظًا‎ ḥifẓan	الْحِفْظَ‎ al-ḥifẓa	حِفْظَ ḥifẓa
Genitive	حِفْظٍ ḥifẓin	الْحِفْظِ‎ al-ḥifẓi	حِفْظِ ḥifẓi

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: حفظ‎ (hıfz)
  • Turkish: hıfz

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979), “حفظ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic حَفِظَ‎ (ḥafiẓa).

Verb

حفظ • (ḥifiẓ) (perfect, imperfect يحفظ‎ (yiḥfaẓ), verb form I)

1. to memorize

Conjugation

Conjugation of حفظ (form-I sound)

verbal noun
active participle				حافظ‎ (ḥāfiẓ)
passive participle				محفوظ‎ (maḥfūẓ)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	حفظت (ḥifiẓt)	حفظت (ḥifiẓt)	حفظ‎ (ḥifiẓ)		حفظنا (ḥifiẓna)	حفظتوا (ḥifiẓtu)	حفظوا (ḥifẓu)
	f		حفظتي (ḥifiẓti)	حفظت (ḥifẓit)
present subjunctive	m	احفظ (aḥfaẓ)	تحفظ (tiḥfaẓ)	يحفظ (yiḥfaẓ)	نحفظ (niḥfaẓ)	تحفظوا (tiḥfaẓu)	يحفظوا (yiḥfaẓu)
	f		تحفظي (tiḥfaẓi)	تحفظ (tiḥfaẓ)
present indicative	m	بحفظ (baḥfaẓ)	بتحفظ (bitiḥfaẓ)	بيحفظ (biyiḥfaẓ)	بنحفظ (biniḥfaẓ)	بتحفظوا (bitiḥfaẓu)	بيحفظوا (biyiḥfaẓu)
	f		بتحفظي (bitiḥfaẓi)	بتحفظ (bitiḥfaẓ)
future	m	ححفظ (ḥaḥfaẓ)	حتحفظ (ḥatiḥfaẓ)	حيحفظ (ḥayiḥfaẓ)	حنحفظ (ḥaniḥfaẓ)	حتحفظوا (ḥatiḥfaẓu)	حيحفظوا (ḥayiḥfaẓu)
	f		حتحفظي (ḥatiḥfaẓi)	حتحفظ (ḥatiḥfaẓ)
imperative	m		احفظ (iḥfaẓ)			احفظوا (iḥfaẓu)
	f		احفظي (iḥfaẓi)

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِفْظ‎ (ḥifẓ).

Noun

حفظ • (hifz)

1. keeping
2. guarding
3. protection

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic حِفْظ‎ (ḥifẓ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /hifz/

• (Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /hɪfz/

• (Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /hefz/

• (Tajik) IPA^(key): /hifz/

Noun

حفظ • (hefz)

1. preservation; maintenance; conservation; upholding
2. memorizing; memory

Derived terms

• حفظ کردن‎ (hefz kardan, “to preserve; to memorize”)

 

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ف ظ‎

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic حَفِظَ‎ (ḥafiẓa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ħi.fizˤ/, [ˈħɪ.fɪzˤ]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

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Verb

حفظ • (ḥifiẓ) (form I, present بحفظ‎ (biḥfaẓ))

1. to memorize

Conjugation

Conjugation of حفظ (ḥifiẓ)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	حفظت (ḥfiẓt)	حفظت (ḥfiẓt)	حفظ (ḥifiẓ)		حفظنا (ḥfiẓna)	حفظتو (ḥfiẓtu)	حفظو (ḥifẓu)
	f		حفظتي (ḥfiẓti)	حفظت (ḥifẓat)
present	m	بحفظ (baḥfaẓ)	بتحفظ (btiḥfaẓ)	بحفظ (biḥfaẓ)		منحفظ (mniḥfaẓ)	بتحفظو (btiḥfaẓu)	بحفظو (biḥfaẓu)
	f		بتحفظي (btiḥfaẓi)	بتحفظ (btiḥfaẓ)
subjunctive	m	أحفظ (ʔaḥfaẓ)	تحفظ (tiḥfaẓ)	يحفظ (yiḥfaẓ)		نحفظ (niḥfaẓ)	تحفظو (tiḥfaẓu)	يحفظو (yiḥfaẓu)
	f		تحفظي (tiḥfaẓi)	تحفظ (tiḥfaẓ)
imperative	m		احفظ (iḥfaẓ)				احفظو (iḥfaẓu)
	f		احفظي (iḥfaẓi)