Malay

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Etymology

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From Arabic تَحْفِيظ (taḥfīẓ).

Noun

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tahfiz (Jawi spelling تحفيظ, plural tahfiz-tahfiz, informal 1st possessive tahfizku, 2nd possessive tahfizmu, 3rd possessive tahfiznya)

  1. (Islam) Islamic school or madrasa mainly dedicated for Qur'an memorization.

Verb

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tahfiz (Jawi spelling تحفيظ)

  1. (Islam) to memorize the Qur'an

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