حفظ

See also: ح ف ظ

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ح ف ظ (ḥ-f-ẓ)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

to preserve, to conserve
to protect, to guard, to defend
to observe, to bear in mind, to comply
to be mindful, to be heedful
to keep up, to maintain, to sustain
to retain, to uphold
to hold, to have in safe-keeping, to take care
to keep, to store, to put away
to retain in memory, to remember, to know by heart
to memorize, to commit to memory
to reserve

Conjugation

Conjugation of

حَفِظَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun حِفْظ)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					حِفْظ ḥifẓ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					حَافِظ ḥāfiẓ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مَحْفُوظ maḥfūẓ
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حَفِظْتُ ḥafiẓtu	حَفِظْتَ ḥafiẓta	حَفِظَ ḥafiẓa	حَفِظْتُمَا ḥafiẓtumā	حَفِظَا ḥafiẓā	حَفِظْنَا ḥafiẓnā	حَفِظْتُمْ ḥafiẓtum	حَفِظُوا ḥafiẓū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	حَفِظْتُ ḥafiẓtu	حَفِظْتِ ḥafiẓti	حَفِظَتْ ḥafiẓat	حَفِظْتُمَا ḥafiẓtumā	حَفِظَتَا ḥafiẓatā	حَفِظْنَا ḥafiẓnā	حَفِظْتُنَّ ḥafiẓtunna	حَفِظْنَ ḥafiẓna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَحْفَظُ ʔaḥfaẓu	تَحْفَظُ taḥfaẓu	يَحْفَظُ yaḥfaẓu	تَحْفَظَانِ taḥfaẓāni	يَحْفَظَانِ yaḥfaẓāni	نَحْفَظُ naḥfaẓu	تَحْفَظُونَ taḥfaẓūna	يَحْفَظُونَ yaḥfaẓūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَحْفَظُ ʔaḥfaẓu	تَحْفَظِينَ taḥfaẓīna	تَحْفَظُ taḥfaẓu	تَحْفَظَانِ taḥfaẓāni	تَحْفَظَانِ taḥfaẓāni	نَحْفَظُ naḥfaẓu	تَحْفَظْنَ taḥfaẓna	يَحْفَظْنَ yaḥfaẓna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَحْفَظَ ʔaḥfaẓa	تَحْفَظَ taḥfaẓa	يَحْفَظَ yaḥfaẓa	تَحْفَظَا taḥfaẓā	يَحْفَظَا yaḥfaẓā	نَحْفَظَ naḥfaẓa	تَحْفَظُوا taḥfaẓū	يَحْفَظُوا yaḥfaẓū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَحْفَظَ ʔaḥfaẓa	تَحْفَظِي taḥfaẓī	تَحْفَظَ taḥfaẓa	تَحْفَظَا taḥfaẓā	تَحْفَظَا taḥfaẓā	نَحْفَظَ naḥfaẓa	تَحْفَظْنَ taḥfaẓna	يَحْفَظْنَ yaḥfaẓna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَحْفَظْ ʔaḥfaẓ	تَحْفَظْ taḥfaẓ	يَحْفَظْ yaḥfaẓ	تَحْفَظَا taḥfaẓā	يَحْفَظَا yaḥfaẓā	نَحْفَظْ naḥfaẓ	تَحْفَظُوا taḥfaẓū	يَحْفَظُوا yaḥfaẓū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَحْفَظْ ʔaḥfaẓ	تَحْفَظِي taḥfaẓī	تَحْفَظْ taḥfaẓ	تَحْفَظَا taḥfaẓā	تَحْفَظَا taḥfaẓā	نَحْفَظْ naḥfaẓ	تَحْفَظْنَ taḥfaẓna	يَحْفَظْنَ yaḥfaẓna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِحْفَظْ iḥfaẓ		اِحْفَظَا iḥfaẓā			اِحْفَظُوا iḥfaẓū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		اِحْفَظِي iḥfaẓī		اِحْفَظَا iḥfaẓā			اِحْفَظْنَ iḥfaẓna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حُفِظْتُ ḥufiẓtu	حُفِظْتَ ḥufiẓta	حُفِظَ ḥufiẓa	حُفِظْتُمَا ḥufiẓtumā	حُفِظَا ḥufiẓā	حُفِظْنَا ḥufiẓnā	حُفِظْتُمْ ḥufiẓtum	حُفِظُوا ḥufiẓū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	حُفِظْتُ ḥufiẓtu	حُفِظْتِ ḥufiẓti	حُفِظَتْ ḥufiẓat	حُفِظْتُمَا ḥufiẓtumā	حُفِظَتَا ḥufiẓatā	حُفِظْنَا ḥufiẓnā	حُفِظْتُنَّ ḥufiẓtunna	حُفِظْنَ ḥufiẓna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحْفَظُ ʔuḥfaẓu	تُحْفَظُ tuḥfaẓu	يُحْفَظُ yuḥfaẓu	تُحْفَظَانِ tuḥfaẓāni	يُحْفَظَانِ yuḥfaẓāni	نُحْفَظُ nuḥfaẓu	تُحْفَظُونَ tuḥfaẓūna	يُحْفَظُونَ yuḥfaẓūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُحْفَظُ ʔuḥfaẓu	تُحْفَظِينَ tuḥfaẓīna	تُحْفَظُ tuḥfaẓu	تُحْفَظَانِ tuḥfaẓāni	تُحْفَظَانِ tuḥfaẓāni	نُحْفَظُ nuḥfaẓu	تُحْفَظْنَ tuḥfaẓna	يُحْفَظْنَ yuḥfaẓna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحْفَظَ ʔuḥfaẓa	تُحْفَظَ tuḥfaẓa	يُحْفَظَ yuḥfaẓa	تُحْفَظَا tuḥfaẓā	يُحْفَظَا yuḥfaẓā	نُحْفَظَ nuḥfaẓa	تُحْفَظُوا tuḥfaẓū	يُحْفَظُوا yuḥfaẓū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُحْفَظَ ʔuḥfaẓa	تُحْفَظِي tuḥfaẓī	تُحْفَظَ tuḥfaẓa	تُحْفَظَا tuḥfaẓā	تُحْفَظَا tuḥfaẓā	نُحْفَظَ nuḥfaẓa	تُحْفَظْنَ tuḥfaẓna	يُحْفَظْنَ yuḥfaẓna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحْفَظْ ʔuḥfaẓ	تُحْفَظْ tuḥfaẓ	يُحْفَظْ yuḥfaẓ	تُحْفَظَا tuḥfaẓā	يُحْفَظَا yuḥfaẓā	نُحْفَظْ nuḥfaẓ	تُحْفَظُوا tuḥfaẓū	يُحْفَظُوا yuḥfaẓū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُحْفَظْ ʔuḥfaẓ	تُحْفَظِي tuḥfaẓī	تُحْفَظْ tuḥfaẓ	تُحْفَظَا tuḥfaẓā	تُحْفَظَا tuḥfaẓā	نُحْفَظْ nuḥfaẓ	تُحْفَظْنَ tuḥfaẓna	يُحْفَظْنَ yuḥfaẓna

Descendants

→ Swahili: hifadhi

References

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

Verb

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

(ditransitive, causative) to have someone memorize

Conjugation

Conjugation of

حَفَّظَ

(form-II sound)

active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَحْفِيظ taḥfīẓ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُحَفِّظ muḥaffiẓ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُحَفَّظ muḥaffaẓ
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حَفَّظْتُ ḥaffaẓtu	حَفَّظْتَ ḥaffaẓta	حَفَّظَ ḥaffaẓa	حَفَّظْتُمَا ḥaffaẓtumā	حَفَّظَا ḥaffaẓā	حَفَّظْنَا ḥaffaẓnā	حَفَّظْتُمْ ḥaffaẓtum	حَفَّظُوا ḥaffaẓū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	حَفَّظْتُ ḥaffaẓtu	حَفَّظْتِ ḥaffaẓti	حَفَّظَتْ ḥaffaẓat	حَفَّظْتُمَا ḥaffaẓtumā	حَفَّظَتَا ḥaffaẓatā	حَفَّظْنَا ḥaffaẓnā	حَفَّظْتُنَّ ḥaffaẓtunna	حَفَّظْنَ ḥaffaẓna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحَفِّظُ ʔuḥaffiẓu	تُحَفِّظُ tuḥaffiẓu	يُحَفِّظُ yuḥaffiẓu	تُحَفِّظَانِ tuḥaffiẓāni	يُحَفِّظَانِ yuḥaffiẓāni	نُحَفِّظُ nuḥaffiẓu	تُحَفِّظُونَ tuḥaffiẓūna	يُحَفِّظُونَ yuḥaffiẓūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُحَفِّظُ ʔuḥaffiẓu	تُحَفِّظِينَ tuḥaffiẓīna	تُحَفِّظُ tuḥaffiẓu	تُحَفِّظَانِ tuḥaffiẓāni	تُحَفِّظَانِ tuḥaffiẓāni	نُحَفِّظُ nuḥaffiẓu	تُحَفِّظْنَ tuḥaffiẓna	يُحَفِّظْنَ yuḥaffiẓna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحَفِّظَ ʔuḥaffiẓa	تُحَفِّظَ tuḥaffiẓa	يُحَفِّظَ yuḥaffiẓa	تُحَفِّظَا tuḥaffiẓā	يُحَفِّظَا yuḥaffiẓā	نُحَفِّظَ nuḥaffiẓa	تُحَفِّظُوا tuḥaffiẓū	يُحَفِّظُوا yuḥaffiẓū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُحَفِّظَ ʔuḥaffiẓa	تُحَفِّظِي tuḥaffiẓī	تُحَفِّظَ tuḥaffiẓa	تُحَفِّظَا tuḥaffiẓā	تُحَفِّظَا tuḥaffiẓā	نُحَفِّظَ nuḥaffiẓa	تُحَفِّظْنَ tuḥaffiẓna	يُحَفِّظْنَ yuḥaffiẓna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحَفِّظْ ʔuḥaffiẓ	تُحَفِّظْ tuḥaffiẓ	يُحَفِّظْ yuḥaffiẓ	تُحَفِّظَا tuḥaffiẓā	يُحَفِّظَا yuḥaffiẓā	نُحَفِّظْ nuḥaffiẓ	تُحَفِّظُوا tuḥaffiẓū	يُحَفِّظُوا yuḥaffiẓū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُحَفِّظْ ʔuḥaffiẓ	تُحَفِّظِي tuḥaffiẓī	تُحَفِّظْ tuḥaffiẓ	تُحَفِّظَا tuḥaffiẓā	تُحَفِّظَا tuḥaffiẓā	نُحَفِّظْ nuḥaffiẓ	تُحَفِّظْنَ tuḥaffiẓna	يُحَفِّظْنَ yuḥaffiẓna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		حَفِّظْ ḥaffiẓ		حَفِّظَا ḥaffiẓā			حَفِّظُوا ḥaffiẓū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		حَفِّظِي ḥaffiẓī		حَفِّظَا ḥaffiẓā			حَفِّظْنَ ḥaffiẓna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	حُفِّظْتُ ḥuffiẓtu	حُفِّظْتَ ḥuffiẓta	حُفِّظَ ḥuffiẓa	حُفِّظْتُمَا ḥuffiẓtumā	حُفِّظَا ḥuffiẓā	حُفِّظْنَا ḥuffiẓnā	حُفِّظْتُمْ ḥuffiẓtum	حُفِّظُوا ḥuffiẓū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	حُفِّظْتُ ḥuffiẓtu	حُفِّظْتِ ḥuffiẓti	حُفِّظَتْ ḥuffiẓat	حُفِّظْتُمَا ḥuffiẓtumā	حُفِّظَتَا ḥuffiẓatā	حُفِّظْنَا ḥuffiẓnā	حُفِّظْتُنَّ ḥuffiẓtunna	حُفِّظْنَ ḥuffiẓna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُحَفَّظُ ʔuḥaffaẓu	تُحَفَّظُ tuḥaffaẓu	يُحَفَّظُ yuḥaffaẓu	تُحَفَّظَانِ tuḥaffaẓāni	يُحَفَّظَانِ yuḥaffaẓāni	نُحَفَّظُ nuḥaffaẓu	تُحَفَّظُونَ tuḥaffaẓūna	يُحَفَّظُونَ yuḥaffaẓūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُحَفَّظُ ʔuḥaffaẓu	تُحَفَّظِينَ tuḥaffaẓīna	تُحَفَّظُ tuḥaffaẓu	تُحَفَّظَانِ tuḥaffaẓāni	تُحَفَّظَانِ tuḥaffaẓāni	نُحَفَّظُ nuḥaffaẓu	تُحَفَّظْنَ tuḥaffaẓna	يُحَفَّظْنَ yuḥaffaẓna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُحَفَّظَ ʔuḥaffaẓa	تُحَفَّظَ tuḥaffaẓa	يُحَفَّظَ yuḥaffaẓa	تُحَفَّظَا tuḥaffaẓā	يُحَفَّظَا yuḥaffaẓā	نُحَفَّظَ nuḥaffaẓa	تُحَفَّظُوا tuḥaffaẓū	يُحَفَّظُوا yuḥaffaẓū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُحَفَّظَ ʔuḥaffaẓa	تُحَفَّظِي tuḥaffaẓī	تُحَفَّظَ tuḥaffaẓa	تُحَفَّظَا tuḥaffaẓā	تُحَفَّظَا tuḥaffaẓā	نُحَفَّظَ nuḥaffaẓa	تُحَفَّظْنَ tuḥaffaẓna	يُحَفَّظْنَ yuḥaffaẓna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُحَفَّظْ ʔuḥaffaẓ	تُحَفَّظْ tuḥaffaẓ	يُحَفَّظْ yuḥaffaẓ	تُحَفَّظَا tuḥaffaẓā	يُحَفَّظَا yuḥaffaẓā	نُحَفَّظْ nuḥaffaẓ	تُحَفَّظُوا tuḥaffaẓū	يُحَفَّظُوا yuḥaffaẓū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُحَفَّظْ ʔuḥaffaẓ	تُحَفَّظِي tuḥaffaẓī	تُحَفَّظْ tuḥaffaẓ	تُحَفَّظَا tuḥaffaẓā	تُحَفَّظَا tuḥaffaẓā	نُحَفَّظْ nuḥaffaẓ	تُحَفَّظْنَ tuḥaffaẓna	يُحَفَّظْنَ yuḥaffaẓna

References

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

Noun

حِفْظ • (ḥifẓ) m

verbal noun of حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa) (form I)
preservation, maintenance, conservation, upholding
protection, defense, guarding
custody, safekeeping, storage
observance, compliance
memorization, memorizing, memory
discontinuance, stay, suspension

Declension

Declension of noun حِفْظ (ḥifẓ)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	حِفْظ ḥifẓ	الْحِفْظ al-ḥifẓ	حِفْظ ḥifẓ
Nominative	حِفْظٌ ḥifẓun	الْحِفْظُ al-ḥifẓu	حِفْظُ ḥifẓu
Accusative	حِفْظًا ḥifẓan	الْحِفْظَ al-ḥifẓa	حِفْظَ ḥifẓa
Genitive	حِفْظٍ ḥifẓin	الْحِفْظِ al-ḥifẓi	حِفْظِ ḥifẓi

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: hifz
→ Ottoman Turkish: حفظ (hıfz)
- Turkish: hıfz, hıfız
→ Uzbek: hifz

References

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

Root
ح ف ظ
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

to memorize

Conjugation

Conjugation of حفظ (form-I sound)

		singular			plural
verbal noun
active participle				حافظ (ḥāfiẓ)
passive participle				محفوظ (maḥfūẓ)
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	حفظت (ḥifiẓt)	حفظت (ḥifiẓt)	حفظ (ḥifiẓ)	حفظنا (ḥifiẓna)	حفظتوا (ḥifiẓtu)	حفظوا (ḥifẓu)
past	f	حفظت (ḥifiẓt)	حفظتي (ḥifiẓti)	حفظت (ḥifẓit)	حفظنا (ḥifiẓna)	حفظتوا (ḥifiẓtu)	حفظوا (ḥifẓu)

present subjunctive	m	احفظ (aḥfaẓ)	تحفظ (tiḥfaẓ)	يحفظ (yiḥfaẓ)	نحفظ (niḥfaẓ)	تحفظوا (tiḥfaẓu)	يحفظوا (yiḥfaẓu)
present subjunctive	f	احفظ (aḥfaẓ)	تحفظي (tiḥfaẓi)	تحفظ (tiḥfaẓ)	نحفظ (niḥfaẓ)	تحفظوا (tiḥfaẓu)	يحفظوا (yiḥfaẓu)

present indicative	m	بحفظ (baḥfaẓ)	بتحفظ (bitiḥfaẓ)	بيحفظ (biyiḥfaẓ)	بنحفظ (biniḥfaẓ)	بتحفظوا (bitiḥfaẓu)	بيحفظوا (biyiḥfaẓu)
present indicative	f	بحفظ (baḥfaẓ)	بتحفظي (bitiḥfaẓi)	بتحفظ (bitiḥfaẓ)	بنحفظ (biniḥfaẓ)	بتحفظوا (bitiḥfaẓu)	بيحفظوا (biyiḥfaẓu)

future	m	ححفظ (ḥaḥfaẓ)	حتحفظ (ḥatiḥfaẓ)	حيحفظ (ḥayiḥfaẓ)	حنحفظ (ḥaniḥfaẓ)	حتحفظوا (ḥatiḥfaẓu)	حيحفظوا (ḥayiḥfaẓu)
future	f	ححفظ (ḥaḥfaẓ)	حتحفظي (ḥatiḥfaẓi)	حتحفظ (ḥatiḥfaẓ)	حنحفظ (ḥaniḥfaẓ)	حتحفظوا (ḥatiḥfaẓu)	حيحفظوا (ḥayiḥfaẓu)

imperative	m		احفظ (iḥfaẓ)			احفظوا (iḥfaẓu)
imperative	f		احفظي (iḥfaẓi)			احفظوا (iḥfaẓu)

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ح ف ظ
2 terms

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Arabic حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħi.fizˤ/, /ħi.fiðˤ/

Verb

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

to retain in memory, to remember, to know by heart
to memorize, to commit to memory
to retain, to uphold

Conjugation

Conjugation of حفظ (ḥifiẓ)
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
past	m	حفظت (ḥifiẓt)	حفظت (ḥifiẓt)	حفظ (ḥifiẓ)	حفظنا (ḥifiẓna)	حفظتوا (ḥifiẓtu)	حفظوا (ḥifẓu)
past	f	حفظت (ḥifiẓt)	حفظتي (ḥifiẓti)	حفظت (ḥifẓat)	حفظنا (ḥifiẓna)	حفظتوا (ḥifiẓtu)	حفظوا (ḥifẓu)
non-past	m	أحفظ (ʔaḥfaẓ)	تحفظ (tiḥfaẓ)	يحفظ (yiḥfaẓ)	نحفظ (niḥfaẓ)	تحفظوا (tiḥfaẓu)	يحفظوا (yiḥfaẓu)
non-past	f	أحفظ (ʔaḥfaẓ)	تحفظي (tiḥfaẓi)	تحفظ (tiḥfaẓ)	نحفظ (niḥfaẓ)	تحفظوا (tiḥfaẓu)	يحفظوا (yiḥfaẓu)
imperative	m		احفظ (aḥfaẓ)			احفظوا (aḥfaẓu)
imperative	f		احفظي (aḥfaẓi)			احفظوا (aḥfaẓu)

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Arabic حِفْظ (ḥifẓ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħifzˤ/, /ħifðˤ/

Noun

حفظ • (ḥifẓ) m

Etymology 3

Learned borrowing from Arabic حَفَّظَ (ḥaffaẓa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħaf.fazˤ/, /ħaf.faðˤ/

Verb

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

(ditransitive, causative) to have someone memorize

Conjugation

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

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِفْظ (ḥifẓ).

Noun

حفظ • (hifz)

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic حِفْظ (ḥifẓ).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key):

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key):
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key):
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key):

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key):

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key):

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

Noun

حفظ • (hefz)

Derived terms

حفظ کردن (hefz kardan, “to preserve; to memorize”)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ح ف ظ
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ħi.fizˤ/,
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)

Verb

حفظ • (ḥifiẓ) I (present بحفظ (biḥfaẓ))

to memorize

Conjugation

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

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