حافظ

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ح ف ظ (ḥ-f-ẓ)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħaː.fa.ðˤa/
Audio (file)

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)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر					حِفَاظ or مُحَافَظَة ḥifāẓ or muḥāfaẓa
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُحَافِظ muḥāfiẓ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُحَافَظ muḥāfaẓ
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حَافَظْتُ ḥāfaẓtu	حَافَظْتَ ḥāfaẓta	حَافَظَ ḥāfaẓa	حَافَظْتُمَا ḥāfaẓtumā	حَافَظَا ḥāfaẓā	حَافَظْنَا ḥāfaẓnā	حَافَظْتُمْ ḥāfaẓtum	حَافَظُوا ḥāfaẓū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	حَافَظْتُ ḥāfaẓtu	حَافَظْتِ ḥāfaẓti	حَافَظَتْ ḥāfaẓat	حَافَظْتُمَا ḥāfaẓtumā	حَافَظَتَا ḥāfaẓatā	حَافَظْنَا ḥāfaẓnā	حَافَظْتُنَّ ḥāfaẓtunna	حَافَظْنَ ḥāfaẓna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحَافِظُ ʔuḥāfiẓu	تُحَافِظُ tuḥāfiẓu	يُحَافِظُ yuḥāfiẓu	تُحَافِظَانِ tuḥāfiẓāni	يُحَافِظَانِ yuḥāfiẓāni	نُحَافِظُ nuḥāfiẓu	تُحَافِظُونَ tuḥāfiẓūna	يُحَافِظُونَ yuḥāfiẓūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُحَافِظُ ʔuḥāfiẓu	تُحَافِظِينَ tuḥāfiẓīna	تُحَافِظُ tuḥāfiẓu	تُحَافِظَانِ tuḥāfiẓāni	تُحَافِظَانِ tuḥāfiẓāni	نُحَافِظُ nuḥāfiẓu	تُحَافِظْنَ tuḥāfiẓna	يُحَافِظْنَ yuḥāfiẓna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحَافِظَ ʔuḥāfiẓa	تُحَافِظَ tuḥāfiẓa	يُحَافِظَ yuḥāfiẓa	تُحَافِظَا tuḥāfiẓā	يُحَافِظَا yuḥāfiẓā	نُحَافِظَ nuḥāfiẓa	تُحَافِظُوا tuḥāfiẓū	يُحَافِظُوا yuḥāfiẓū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُحَافِظَ ʔuḥāfiẓa	تُحَافِظِي tuḥāfiẓī	تُحَافِظَ tuḥāfiẓa	تُحَافِظَا tuḥāfiẓā	تُحَافِظَا tuḥāfiẓā	نُحَافِظَ nuḥāfiẓa	تُحَافِظْنَ tuḥāfiẓna	يُحَافِظْنَ yuḥāfiẓna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحَافِظْ ʔuḥāfiẓ	تُحَافِظْ tuḥāfiẓ	يُحَافِظْ yuḥāfiẓ	تُحَافِظَا tuḥāfiẓā	يُحَافِظَا yuḥāfiẓā	نُحَافِظْ nuḥāfiẓ	تُحَافِظُوا tuḥāfiẓū	يُحَافِظُوا yuḥāfiẓū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُحَافِظْ ʔuḥāfiẓ	تُحَافِظِي tuḥāfiẓī	تُحَافِظْ tuḥāfiẓ	تُحَافِظَا tuḥāfiẓā	تُحَافِظَا tuḥāfiẓā	نُحَافِظْ nuḥāfiẓ	تُحَافِظْنَ tuḥāfiẓna	يُحَافِظْنَ yuḥāfiẓna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		حَافِظْ ḥāfiẓ		حَافِظَا ḥāfiẓā			حَافِظُوا ḥāfiẓū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		حَافِظِي ḥāfiẓī		حَافِظَا ḥāfiẓā			حَافِظْنَ ḥāfiẓna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	حُوفِظَ ḥūfiẓa	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُحَافَظُ yuḥāfaẓu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُحَافَظَ yuḥāfaẓa	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُحَافَظْ yuḥāfaẓ	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Etymology 2

ديوان حافظ (Hafez's collection of poems)

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħaː.fiðˤ/

Noun

حَافِظ • (ḥāfiẓ) m (plural حَافِظُونَ (ḥāfiẓūna) or حُفَّاظ (ḥuffāẓ) or حَفَظَة (ḥafaẓa), feminine حَافِظَة (ḥāfiẓa))

guard, guardian, keeper, custodian, caretaker
hafiz (one who knows the Qur'an by heart)

Declension

Declension of noun حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ)

Singular	Masculine			Feminine
	basic singular triptote			singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَافِظ ḥāfiẓ	الْحَافِظ al-ḥāfiẓ	حَافِظ ḥāfiẓ	حَافِظَة ḥāfiẓa	الْحَافِظَة al-ḥāfiẓa	حَافِظَة ḥāfiẓat
Nominative	حَافِظٌ ḥāfiẓun	الْحَافِظُ al-ḥāfiẓu	حَافِظُ ḥāfiẓu	حَافِظَةٌ ḥāfiẓatun	الْحَافِظَةُ al-ḥāfiẓatu	حَافِظَةُ ḥāfiẓatu
Accusative	حَافِظًا ḥāfiẓan	الْحَافِظَ al-ḥāfiẓa	حَافِظَ ḥāfiẓa	حَافِظَةً ḥāfiẓatan	الْحَافِظَةَ al-ḥāfiẓata	حَافِظَةَ ḥāfiẓata
Genitive	حَافِظٍ ḥāfiẓin	الْحَافِظِ al-ḥāfiẓi	حَافِظِ ḥāfiẓi	حَافِظَةٍ ḥāfiẓatin	الْحَافِظَةِ al-ḥāfiẓati	حَافِظَةِ ḥāfiẓati
Dual	Masculine			Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حَافِظَيْن ḥāfiẓayn	الْحَافِظَيْن al-ḥāfiẓayn	حَافِظَيْ ḥāfiẓay	حَافِظَتَيْن ḥāfiẓatayn	الْحَافِظَتَيْن al-ḥāfiẓatayn	حَافِظَتَيْ ḥāfiẓatay
Nominative	حَافِظَانِ ḥāfiẓāni	الْحَافِظَانِ al-ḥāfiẓāni	حَافِظَا ḥāfiẓā	حَافِظَتَانِ ḥāfiẓatāni	الْحَافِظَتَانِ al-ḥāfiẓatāni	حَافِظَتَا ḥāfiẓatā
Accusative	حَافِظَيْنِ ḥāfiẓayni	الْحَافِظَيْنِ al-ḥāfiẓayni	حَافِظَيْ ḥāfiẓay	حَافِظَتَيْنِ ḥāfiẓatayni	الْحَافِظَتَيْنِ al-ḥāfiẓatayni	حَافِظَتَيْ ḥāfiẓatay
Genitive	حَافِظَيْنِ ḥāfiẓayni	الْحَافِظَيْنِ al-ḥāfiẓayni	حَافِظَيْ ḥāfiẓay	حَافِظَتَيْنِ ḥāfiẓatayni	الْحَافِظَتَيْنِ al-ḥāfiẓatayni	حَافِظَتَيْ ḥāfiẓatay
Plural	Masculine			Feminine
	sound masculine plural‎; basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)			sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct	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	حَافِظَات ḥāfiẓāt	الْحَافِظَات al-ḥāfiẓāt	حَافِظَات ḥāfiẓāt
Nominative	حَافِظُونَ‎; حُفَّاظٌ‎; حَفَظَةٌ ḥāfiẓūna‎; ḥuffāẓun‎; ḥafaẓatun	الْحَافِظُونَ‎; الْحُفَّاظُ‎; الْحَفَظَةُ al-ḥāfiẓūna‎; al-ḥuffāẓu‎; al-ḥafaẓatu	حَافِظُو‎; حُفَّاظُ‎; حَفَظَةُ ḥāfiẓū‎; ḥuffāẓu‎; ḥafaẓatu	حَافِظَاتٌ ḥāfiẓātun	الْحَافِظَاتُ al-ḥāfiẓātu	حَافِظَاتُ ḥāfiẓātu
Accusative	حَافِظِينَ‎; حُفَّاظًا‎; حَفَظَةً ḥāfiẓīna‎; ḥuffāẓan‎; ḥafaẓatan	الْحَافِظِينَ‎; الْحُفَّاظَ‎; الْحَفَظَةَ al-ḥāfiẓīna‎; al-ḥuffāẓa‎; al-ḥafaẓata	حَافِظِي‎; حُفَّاظَ‎; حَفَظَةَ ḥāfiẓī‎; ḥuffāẓa‎; ḥafaẓata	حَافِظَاتٍ ḥāfiẓātin	الْحَافِظَاتِ al-ḥāfiẓāti	حَافِظَاتِ ḥāfiẓāti
Genitive	حَافِظِينَ‎; حُفَّاظٍ‎; حَفَظَةٍ ḥāfiẓīna‎; ḥuffāẓin‎; ḥafaẓatin	الْحَافِظِينَ‎; الْحُفَّاظِ‎; الْحَفَظَةِ al-ḥāfiẓīna‎; al-ḥuffāẓi‎; al-ḥafaẓati	حَافِظِي‎; حُفَّاظِ‎; حَفَظَةِ ḥāfiẓī‎; ḥuffāẓi‎; ḥafaẓati	حَافِظَاتٍ ḥāfiẓātin	الْحَافِظَاتِ al-ḥāfiẓāti	حَافِظَاتِ ḥāfiẓāti

Proper noun

حَافِظ • (ḥāfiẓ) m

a male given name, Hafez, Hafiz
Hafez aš-Šīrāzi, a famous mystic 14th century Persian poet, who also wrote in Arabic and whose poems are sometimes used as omens.

Declension

Declension of noun حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	حَافِظ ḥāfiẓ	—
Nominative	—	حَافِظٌ ḥāfiẓun	—
Accusative	—	حَافِظًا ḥāfiẓan	—
Genitive	—	حَافِظٍ ḥāfiẓin	—

Derived terms

فَال حَافِظ (fāl ḥāfiẓ, “Hafez's Omen, the action and process of opening the book to ask for an omen”)

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ), the active participle of the verb حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa, “to preserve, to protect, to defend”).

Hâfez-e Shirâzi

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [hɑː.ˈfiz]

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [hɑː.fɪ́z]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ʔɑː.fɪ́z]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ʔɔː.fíz]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [hɒː.féz]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [hɔ.fíz]

Readings
Classical reading^?	hāfiz
Dari reading^?	hāfiz
Iranian reading^?	hâfez
Tajik reading^?	hofiz

Adjective

حافظ • (hâfez)

retaining

Noun

حافظ • (hâfez) (plural حافظان (hâfezân))

protector
guardian
keeper
preserver
hafiz (one who knows the Qur'an by heart)

Proper noun

حافظ • (hâfez)

Hafez

Related terms

حافظه (hâfeze)
خدا حافظ (xodâ hâfez)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ف ظ
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic حَافَظَ (ḥāfaẓa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħaː.fazˤ/, [ˈħɑː.fɑzˤ]
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)

Verb

حافظ • (ḥāfaẓ) III (present بحافظ (biḥāfeẓ))

to preserve, to maintain, to keep

Conjugation

Conjugation of حافظ (ḥāfaẓ)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	حافظت (ḥāfaẓt)	حافظت (ḥāfaẓt)	حافظ (ḥāfaẓ)	حافظنا (ḥāfaẓna)	حافظتو (ḥāfaẓtu)	حافظو (ḥāfaẓu)
past	f	حافظت (ḥāfaẓt)	حافظتي (ḥāfaẓti)	حافظت (ḥāfaẓat)	حافظنا (ḥāfaẓna)	حافظتو (ḥāfaẓtu)	حافظو (ḥāfaẓu)
present	m	بحافظ (baḥāfeẓ)	بتحافظ (bitḥāfeẓ)	بحافظ (biḥāfeẓ)	منحافظ (minḥāfeẓ)	بتحافظو (bitḥāfẓu)	بحافظو (biḥāfẓu)
present	f	بحافظ (baḥāfeẓ)	بتحافظي (bitḥāfẓi)	بتحافظ (bitḥāfeẓ)	منحافظ (minḥāfeẓ)	بتحافظو (bitḥāfẓu)	بحافظو (biḥāfẓu)
subjunctive	m	احافظ (aḥāfeẓ)	تحافظ (tḥāfeẓ)	يحافظ (yḥāfeẓ)	نحافظ (nḥāfeẓ)	تحافظو (tḥāfẓu)	يحافظو (yḥāfẓu)
subjunctive	f	احافظ (aḥāfeẓ)	تحافظي (tḥāfẓi)	تحافظ (tḥāfeẓ)	نحافظ (nḥāfeẓ)	تحافظو (tḥāfẓu)	يحافظو (yḥāfẓu)
imperative	m		حافظ (ḥāfeẓ)			حافظو (ḥāfẓu)
imperative	f		حافظي (ḥāfẓi)			حافظو (ḥāfẓu)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (hāfiz), from Arabic حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ), from the verb حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa, “to preserve, to protect, to defend”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɦɑː.fɪz/
Rhymes: -ɪz

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 (hāfizā)
حافظی
خدا حافظ (xudā hāfiz)

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