Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian حافظ (hāfiz), from Arabic حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ), from حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa, to preserve, to protect, to defend).

Adjective

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हाफ़िज़ (hāfiz) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling حافظ)

  1. retaining

Noun

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हाफ़िज़ (hāfizm (Urdu spelling حافظ)

  1. keeper
  2. guardian
  3. protector
  4. governor
  5. preserver
  6. hafiz (one who knows the Qur'an by heart)

Declension

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