hafiz

Ha·fiz

 (hä-fĭz′, -fēz′) Full name Khwajeh Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafez-e Shirazi. fl. 14th century.

Persian poet whose sensuous rhyming couplets, many of which celebrate love, wine, and nature, are traditionally interpreted allegorically by Sufic Muslims.

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ha·fiz

 (hä′fĭz)

n. Islam

1. One who has memorized the Koran.

2. Used as a title of respect for such a person.

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[Arabic ḥāfiẓ, guardian, hafiz, active participle of ḥafiẓa, to guard, memorize; see ḥpṯ̣ in Semitic roots.]

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hafiz

(ˈhɑːfɪz)

n

(Islam) a title for a person who knows the Koran by heart

[from Persian, from Arabic hāfiz, from hafiza to guard]

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Hafiz

(ˈhɑːfɪz)

n

(Biography) Shams al-Din Muhammad (ˌshæmz ælˌdɪn məʊˈhæmɪd). ?1326–90, Persian lyric poet, best known for his many short poems about love and wine, often treated as religious symbols

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ha•fiz

(ˈhɑ fɪz)

n.

a title of respect for a Muslim who knows the Koran by heart.

[1655–65; < Arabic ḥāfiz literally, a guard, one who keeps]

Ha•fiz

(hɑˈfɪz)

n.

(Shams ud-din Mohammed) c1320–89?, Persian poet.

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hafiz

A Persian word for a person who has memorized the Koran.

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