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

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".

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From BBC

Bai said the research highlights not only a multidisciplinary collaboration but also a "passionate involvement of Carolina undergraduate students," including Priyash Hafiz of the Department of Applied Physical Sciences, and Brayden Davis, Will Lipman, Tian Wang and Sicheng Xing of the UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering.

From Science Daily