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حفظ

“حفظ” is an Arabic word. Its 18 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to preserve, to conserve
  2. to protect, to guard, to defend
  3. to observe, to bear in mind, to comply
  4. to be mindful, to be heedful
  5. to keep up, to maintain, to sustain
  6. to retain, to uphold
  7. to hold, to have in safe-keeping, to take care
  8. to keep, to store, to put away
  9. to retain in memory, to remember, to know by heart
  10. to memorize, to commit to memory
  11. to reserve
  12. to have someone memorize

noun

  1. preservation, maintenance, conservation, upholding
  2. protection, defense, guarding
  3. custody, safekeeping, storage
  4. observance, compliance
  5. memorization, memorizing, memory
  6. discontinuance, stay, suspension

Etymology

Compare Hebrew חָפַץ (ḥafáts, “to desire, to want”).

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