hafiz

¹ American  

[hah-fiz] / ˈhɑ fɪz /

noun

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

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Hafiz ² American  

[hah-fiz] / hɑˈfɪz /

noun

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

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Hafiz ¹ British  

/ 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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hafiz ² British  

/ ˈhɑːfɪz /

noun

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

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Etymology

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”