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hafiz

1

[ hah-fiz ]

noun

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


Hafiz

2

[ hah-fiz ]

noun

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

Hafiz

1

/ ˈhɑːfɪz /

noun

  1. HafizShams al-Din Muhammad?13261390MPersianWRITING: poet 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hafiz

2

/ ˈhɑːfɪz /

noun

  1. a title for a person who knows the Koran by heart
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hafiz1

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

Origin of hafiz1

from Persian, from Arabic hāfiz, from hafiza to guard
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Example Sentences

Residents spoke of their horror after the incident, with Hafiz Khalid saying he heard a "big bang" and his daughter's scream as she looked out the window.

From BBC

Hafiz Mohamad, from leading human rights group Justice Africa Sudan, has told the BBC that many more people are still missing but that it was "difficult to count all the dead" because "RSF elements are still around the area looting".

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Haley "spent Memorial Day not commemorating fallen American service members, but visiting Israel as it conducts a brutal massacre in Gaza," The New Republic's Hafiz Rashid reported, calling her autographed message "sick."

From Salon

“I’m pretty negative about social media companies. They are intentionally not doing anything to stop it,” said Hafiz Malik, professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.

Last week, Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman of the Jamaat-e-Islami party gave up his Karachi seat after alleging local election officials medalled in the process to prevent his PTI opponent from winning.

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