hafiz
pronunciation
How to pronounce hafiz in British English:
UK ['hɑ:fɪz]
How to pronounce hafiz in American English:
US ['hɑfɪz]
Word Origin
- hafiz (n.)
- title of a Muslim who knows the whole of the Quran by heart, from Persian hafiz, from Arabic hafiz "a guard, one who keeps (in memory)."
Example
- 1. On june 2nd , to the fury of indian officials , lahore 's high court freed from house arrest hafiz mohammad saeed .
- 2. Hafiz al-asad died on 10 june 2000 , after 30 years in power .
- 3. The united states put up a cash reward of $ 10m for hafiz mohammad saeed , a founder of the terrorist group that struck mumbai in 2008 .
- 4. Authorities say they have recorded conversations in which hafiz khan supported violence perpetrated by the pakistani taliban .