hafiz

[ hah-fiz ]

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

Origin of hafiz

1
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

Other definitions for Hafiz (2 of 2)

Hafiz
[ hah-fiz ]

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

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How to use hafiz in a sentence

  • 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) /


nounIslam
  1. a title for a person who knows the Koran by heart

Origin of hafiz

1
from Persian, from Arabic hāfiz, from hafiza to guard

British Dictionary definitions for Hafiz (2 of 2)

Hafiz

/ (ˈhɑːfɪz) /


noun
  1. 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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