# حفظ
## Arabic
### Etymology 1

* Root
* ح ف ظ (ḥ f ẓ)
* 13 terms

#### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

#### Verb

حَفِظَ • (ḥafiẓa) I (non-past يَحْفَظُ (yaḥfaẓu), verbal noun حِفْظ (ḥifẓ))
* 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

##### 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), verbal noun تَحْفِيظ (taḥfīẓ))
* (ditransitive, causative) to have someone memorize

##### 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

##### 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 | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd 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: /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 | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd 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: /ħifzˤ/, /ħifðˤ/

#### Noun

حفظ • (ḥifẓ) m
* preservation, maintenance, conservation, upholding
* memorization, memorizing, memory

### Etymology 3

Learned borrowing from Arabic حَفَّظَ (ḥaffaẓa).

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ħaf.fazˤ/, /ħaf.faðˤ/

#### Verb

حَفَّظ • (ḥaffaẓ) II (non-past يِحَفِّظ (yiḥaffiẓ))
* (ditransitive, causative) to have someone memorize

##### Conjugation

Conjugation of حفظ (ḥaffaẓ) :
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd 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)
* keeping
* guarding
* protection

## Persian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِفْظ (ḥifẓ).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Persian) IPA: [hifz]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [hɪfz]
* (Dari, formal) IPA: [hɪfz]
** (Kabuli) IPA: [ʔɪfz]
** (Hazaragi) IPA: [ʔifz]
* (Iran, formal) IPA: [hefz]
* (Tajik, formal) IPA: [hifz]

### Noun

حفظ • (hefz)
* preservation; maintenance; conservation; upholding
* memorizing; memory

#### 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: /ħi.fizˤ/, [ˈħɪ.fɪzˤ]
* Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

### Verb

حفظ • (ḥifiẓ) I (present بحفظ (biḥfaẓ))
* to memorize

#### Conjugation

Conjugation of حفظ (ḥifiẓ) :
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd 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) | |