hafiz

[ hah-fiz ]

/ ˈhɑ fɪz /

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noun

a title of respect for a Muslim who knows the Quran by heart.

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Origin of hafiz

First recorded in 1655–65; from Persian, from Arabic ḥāfiẓ literally, “a guard, one who keeps (in memory),” from ḥāfiẓa “to guard, memorize”

Words nearby hafiz

haere ra, haeres, Ha-erh-pin, haet, haffet, hafiz, hafnium, haft, Haftarah, Hafun, hag

Other definitions for hafiz (2 of 2)

Hafiz

[ hah-fiz ]

/ hɑˈfɪz /

noun

Shams ud-din Mohammed, c1320–89?, Persian poet.

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How to use hafiz in a sentence

The mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai massacre and head of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Hafiz Saeed, make no effort to hide.
Pakistan’s Impossible Year: Elections, Army Intrigue, and More|Bruce Riedel|December 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“The bounty has made Hafiz Saeed a global name,” a member of his entourage told The Daily Beast, wishing not to be named.
Jihadist Hafiz Saeed Speaks to Journalists|Nazar Ul Islam, Jahanzeb Aslam|April 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“Usually such a bounty is placed on persons who are in hiding, Hafiz Saeed is not,” he said.
Jihadist Hafiz Saeed Speaks to Journalists|Nazar Ul Islam, Jahanzeb Aslam|April 5, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I remember crying my eyes out when Hafiz Al-Assad, the father of Bashar, died in 2000.
Arab Spring: Revolutionaries Reflect on the One-Year Anniversary|Mike Giglio|January 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, the group that attacked Mumbai in 2008, Hafiz Saeed, was the host and master of ceremonies.
Pakistan's Jihadist Threat: Obama's Terrorism Challenge in 2012|Bruce Riedel|December 22, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I will sing an ode to thee, as Hafiz has written and sung many a one to his; peace be to his memory!
Confessions of a Thug|Philip Meadows Taylor
Only he despises the verse of Hafiz who is not himself by nature noble.
Rubiyt of Omar Khayym and Salmn and Absl|Omar Khayym and Ralph Waldo Emerson
We add to these fragments of Hafiz a few specimens from other poets.
Rubiyt of Omar Khayym and Salmn and Absl|Omar Khayym and Ralph Waldo Emerson
Mr. Stepney sighed and related all that he knew of the redoubtable Muley Hafiz on the way to the rooms.
The Angel of Terror|Edgar Wallace
Muley Hafiz was being lionised in France just then, to the annoyance of the Spanish authorities, who had put a price on his head.
The Angel of Terror|Edgar Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for hafiz (1 of 2)

hafiz

/ (ˈhɑːfɪz) /

noun Islam

a title for a person who knows the Koran by heart

Word Origin for hafiz

from Persian, from Arabic hāfiz, from hafiza to guard

British Dictionary definitions for hafiz (2 of 2)

Hafiz

/ (ˈhɑːfɪz) /

noun

Shams al-Din Muhammad (ˌshæmz ælˌdɪn məʊˈhæmɪd). ?1326–90, Persian lyric poet, best known for his many short poems about love and wine, often treated as religious symbols

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