Learn Arabic › B1 › حافَظ
حافَظ
to preserve, to maintain /ˈħaːfaðˤa/
verbB1#2188 most common
Also: to keep up, to protect, look after, to adhere to
Example sentences
حافِظْ عَلى كِتابِكَ.
Take care of your book.
أُحافِظُ عَلى صِحَّتي.
I look after my health.
يَجِبُ أَنْ نُحافِظَ عَلى البيئة.
We must protect the environment.
حافَظَتِ الشَّرِكةُ عَلى مَكانَتِها في السّوق.
The company maintained its position in the market.
لَمْ يُحافِظِ الفريقُ عَلى تَقَدُّمِهِ في الشَّوطِ الثاني.
The team did not hold on to its lead in the second half.
مَنْ يُحافِظْ عَلى مَبادِئِهِ في زَمَنِ التَّقَلُّبات يَنَلْ اِحْتِرامَ الجَميع.
Whoever keeps to his principles in a time of upheaval earns everyone's respect.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُحافِظُ | حافَظْتُ | سَأُحافِظُ |
| 2sg | تُحافِظُ | حافَظْتَ | سَتُحافِظُ |
| 3sg | يُحافِظُ | حافَظَ | سَيُحافِظُ |
| 1pl | نُحافِظُ | حافَظْنا | سَنُحافِظُ |
| 2pl | تُحافِظونَ | حافَظْتُم | سَتُحافِظونَ |
| 3pl | يُحافِظونَ | حافَظوا | سَيُحافِظونَ |
Word family
حِفْظpreservation, memorization
حافِظguardian; one who has memorized the Quran
مُحافَظةpreservation; province, governorate
مُحافِظconservative; (noun) governorمَحْفوظpreserved, kept safe
Etymology
The verb comes from the triliteral Semitic root ح-ف-ظ (ḥ-f-ẓ), which carries the sense of guarding, keeping, and holding in memory. حافَظَ is the Form III (فاعَل) verb built on that root, where the long vowel after the first radical adds a sense of sustained or continuous action. The same root gives حِفْظ (memorization) and حافِظ, the title for a person who has memorized the whole Quran.
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