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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

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

“The bounty has made Hafiz Saeed a global name,” a member of his entourage told The Daily Beast, wishing not to be named.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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