حافظ

Verb

 * 1) to preserve, to maintain, to keep up, to uphold, to sustain
 * 2) to supervise, to control, to watch over, to watch out for
 * 3) to take care, to attend, to pay attention
 * 4) to keep, to follow, to observe, to comply, to conform
 * 5) to protect, to guard, to defend

Etymology 2
of, from the root. The Persian poet was named such as he had memorised the Qurʾān.

Noun

 * 1) guard, guardian, keeper, custodian, caretaker
 * 2) hafiz (one who knows the Qur'an by heart)

Proper noun

 * , Hafez, Hafiz
 * 1) Hafez aš-Šīrāzi, a famous mystic 14th century Persian poet, who also wrote in Arabic and whose poems are sometimes used as omens.

Etymology
From, the active participle of the verb.

Adjective

 * 1) retaining

Noun

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

Proper noun

 * 1) Hafez

Etymology
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Verb

 * 1) to preserve, to maintain, to keep

Etymology
, from, from the verb.

Adjective

 * 1) retaining

Noun

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