How to say "to memorize; to keep" in Arabic
New wordMeaningto memorize; to keep
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
حَفِظَ
ḥafiẓaחפט'
حفظ
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
שינן
shinenشِينِن
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Arabic root
ح-ف-ظThe root means 'to guard, keep': memorizing is keeping a text safe in your head. A ḥāfiẓ is someone who knows the whole Quran by heart, and allāh yiḥfaẓak, 'God keep you', is an everyday blessing.
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حَفِظْتُ الْقَصِيدَة
ḥafiẓtu l-qaṣīdaחפט'ת אל-קצידהI memorized the poem.