Ḥāfiẓ
حَافِظ
Say it HAA-fiz
Guardian, keeper
At a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Arabic
- Found in
- The Qurʾān: 86:4
- Also spelled
- Hafiz, Hafez, Haafiz, Hafidh
Meaning & source
Guardian, keeper; one who preserves.
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غَيْرُهُ: والحافِظُ والحَفِيظُ الموكَّل بِالشَّيْءِ يَحْفَظه
Ibn Manẓūr, Lisān al-ʿArab, vol. 7, p. 441 (Dār Ṣādir, Beirut, 3rd ed. 1414 AH)