/ˈhɑːfɪz/
OriginPersian, from Arabic حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ), present participle of حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa, “to guard, know by heart”).
- A Muslim who has memorized the whole Qur'an.
“He was a hafiz, one who knows the Qur’an by heart, and he sang it in a slow, simple chant.”
Formshafizes(plural) · huffaz(plural) · hafis(alternative) · Hafizes(plural)
Source: Wiktionary