See also: ح ف ظ

Arabic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ح ف ظ (ḥ-f-ẓ)

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Verb edit

حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa) I, non-past يَحْفَظُ‎ (yaḥfaẓu)

  1. to preserve, to conserve
  2. to protect, to guard, to defend
  3. to observe, to bear in mind, to comply
  4. to be mindful, to be heedful
  5. to keep up, to maintain, to sustain
  6. to retain, to uphold
  7. to hold, to have in safe-keeping, to take care
  8. to keep, to store, to put away
  9. to retain in memory, to remember, to know by heart
  10. to memorize, to commit to memory
  11. to reserve
Conjugation edit
Descendants edit
  • Swahili: hifadhi
References edit
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “حفظ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

حَفَّظَ (ḥaffaẓa) II, non-past يُحَفِّظُ‎ (yuḥaffiẓu)

  1. (ditransitive, causative) to have someone memorize
Conjugation edit
References edit
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “حفظ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

حِفْظ (ḥifẓm

  1. verbal noun of حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa) (form I)
  2. preservation, maintenance, conservation, upholding
  3. protection, defense, guarding
  4. custody, safekeeping, storage
  5. observance, compliance
  6. memorization, memorizing, memory
  7. discontinuance, stay, suspension
Declension edit
Descendants edit
References edit
  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “حفظ”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Egyptian Arabic edit

Root
ح ف ظ
1 term

Etymology edit

From Arabic حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa).

Pronunciation edit

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Verb edit

حفظ (ḥifiẓ) I (non-past يحفظ (yiḥfaẓ))

  1. to memorize

Conjugation edit

Hijazi Arabic edit

Root
ح ف ظ
2 terms

Etymology 1 edit

Learned borrowing from Arabic حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ħi.fizˤ/, /ħi.fiðˤ/

Verb edit

حفظ (ḥifiẓ) I (non-past يِحْفَظ (yiḥfaẓ))

  1. to retain in memory, to remember, to know by heart
  2. to memorize, to commit to memory
  3. to retain, to uphold
Conjugation edit
    Conjugation of حفظ (ḥifiẓ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حفظت (ḥifiẓt) حفظت (ḥifiẓt) حفظ (ḥifiẓ) حفظنا (ḥifiẓna) حفظتوا (ḥifiẓtu) حفظوا (ḥifẓu)
f حفظتي (ḥifiẓti) حفظت (ḥifẓat)
non-past m أحفظ (ʔaḥfaẓ) تحفظ (tiḥfaẓ) يحفظ (yiḥfaẓ) نحفظ (niḥfaẓ) تحفظوا (tiḥfaẓu) يحفظوا (yiḥfaẓu)
f تحفظي (tiḥfaẓi) تحفظ (tiḥfaẓ)
imperative m احفظ (aḥfaẓ) احفظوا (aḥfaẓu)
f احفظي (aḥfaẓi)

Etymology 2 edit

Learned borrowing from Arabic حِفْظ (ḥifẓ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ħifzˤ/, /ħifðˤ/

Noun edit

حفظ (ḥifẓm

  1. preservation, maintenance, conservation, upholding
  2. memorization, memorizing, memory

Etymology 3 edit

Learned borrowing from Arabic حَفَّظَ (ḥaffaẓa).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ħaf.fazˤ/, /ħaf.faðˤ/

Verb edit

حَفَّظ (ḥaffaẓ) II (non-past يِحَفِّظ (yiḥaffiẓ))

  1. (ditransitive, causative) to have someone memorize
Conjugation edit
    Conjugation of حفظ (ḥaffaẓ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حفظت (ḥaffaẓt) حفظت (ḥaffaẓt) حفظ (ḥaffaẓ) حفظنا (ḥaffaẓna) حفظتوا (ḥaffaẓtu) حفظوا (ḥaffaẓu)
f حفظتي (ḥaffaẓti) حفظت (ḥaffaẓat)
non-past m أحفظ (ʔaḥaffiẓ) تحفظ (tiḥaffiẓ) يحفظ (yiḥaffiẓ) نحفظ (niḥaffiẓ) تحفظوا (tiḥaffiẓu) يحفظوا (yiḥaffiẓu)
f تحفظي (tiḥaffiẓi) تحفظ (tiḥaffiẓ)
imperative m حفظ (ḥaffiẓ) حفظوا (ḥaffiẓu)
f حفظي (ḥaffiẓi)

Ottoman Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Arabic حِفْظ (ḥifẓ).

Noun edit

حفظ (hifz)

  1. keeping
  2. guarding
  3. protection

Persian edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic حِفْظ (ḥifẓ).

Pronunciation edit

 

Readings
Classical reading? hifz
Dari reading? hifz
Iranian reading? hefz
Tajik reading? hifz

Noun edit

حفظ (hefz)

  1. preservation; maintenance; conservation; upholding
  2. memorizing; memory

Derived terms edit

South Levantine Arabic edit

Root
ح ف ظ
3 terms

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Arabic حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ħi.fizˤ/, [ˈħɪ.fɪzˤ]
  • (file)

Verb edit

حفظ (ḥifiẓ) I (present بحفظ (biḥfaẓ))

  1. to memorize

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of حفظ (ḥifiẓ)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m حفظت (ḥfiẓt) حفظت (ḥfiẓt) حفظ (ḥifiẓ) حفظنا (ḥfiẓna) حفظتو (ḥfiẓtu) حفظو (ḥifẓu)
f حفظتي (ḥfiẓti) حفظت (ḥifẓat)
present m بحفظ (baḥfaẓ) بتحفظ (btiḥfaẓ) بحفظ (biḥfaẓ) منحفظ (mniḥfaẓ) بتحفظو (btiḥfaẓu) بحفظو (biḥfaẓu)
f بتحفظي (btiḥfaẓi) بتحفظ (btiḥfaẓ)
subjunctive m أحفظ (ʔaḥfaẓ) تحفظ (tiḥfaẓ) يحفظ (yiḥfaẓ) نحفظ (niḥfaẓ) تحفظو (tiḥfaẓu) يحفظو (yiḥfaẓu)
f تحفظي (tiḥfaẓi) تحفظ (tiḥfaẓ)
imperative m احفظ (iḥfaẓ) احفظو (iḥfaẓu)
f احفظي (iḥfaẓi)