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

hafiz

²

/ ˈhɑːfɪz /

noun

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

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”

Word History and Origins

Origin of hafiz¹

from Persian, from Arabic hāfiz, from hafiza to guard

Example Sentences

The mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai massacre and head of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Hafiz Saeed, make no effort to hide.

From The 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.

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“Usually such a bounty is placed on persons who are in hiding, Hafiz Saeed is not,” he said.

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I remember crying my eyes out when Hafiz Al-Assad, the father of Bashar, died in 2000.

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The founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba, the group that attacked Mumbai in 2008, Hafiz Saeed, was the host and master of ceremonies.

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I will sing an ode to thee, as Hafiz has written and sung many a one to his; peace be to his memory!

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Only he despises the verse of Hafiz who is not himself by nature noble.

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We add to these fragments of Hafiz a few specimens from other poets.

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Mr. Stepney sighed and related all that he knew of the redoubtable Muley Hafiz on the way to the rooms.

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Muley Hafiz was being lionised in France just then, to the annoyance of the Spanish authorities, who had put a price on his head.

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