hafiz

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Persian, from Arabic حافظ (ḥāfiẓ), present participle of حفظ (ḥáfiẓa, “to guard, know by heart”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑːfɪz/

NounEdit

hafiz (plural hafizes or huffaz)

1. a Muslim who has memorized the whole Qur'an
   • 2001, Yann Martel, Life of Pi, Canongate (2003), ISBN 184195392X, pages 61–62:

     He was a hafiz, one who knows the Qur’an by heart, and he sang it in a slow, simple chant.