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hafis

hafis is the alternative form of hafiz.

Meaning of hafiz

Noun

hafiz (plural hafizes or huffaz)

  1. 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.2001, Yann Martel, Life of Pi, Canongate, published 2003, →ISBN, pages 61–62

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Forms of hafis

pluralhafises

Questions about hafis

What is hafis the alternative form of?
Hafis is the alternative form of hafiz.

Words near hafis in the dictionary

  1. Hafford
  2. Haffords
  3. haffta
  4. Hafgan
  5. hafidh
  6. hafis
  7. hafises
  8. Hafisi
  9. Hafisis
  10. hafiz
  11. hafizes

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