تحفظ

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
ح ف ظ (ḥ f ẓ)
13 terms

Verb

تَحَفَّظَ • (taḥaffaẓa) V (non-past يَتَحَفَّظُ (yataḥaffaẓu), verbal noun تَحَفُّظ (taḥaffuẓ))

to preserve, to keep up, to maintain
to observe, to keep in mind
to be mindful, to be heedful

Conjugation

Conjugation of **تَحَفَّظَ** (V, sound, full passive (?), verbal noun **تَحَفُّظ**)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر					تَحَفُّظ taḥaffuẓ
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل					مُتَحَفِّظ mutaḥaffiẓ
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول					مُتَحَفَّظ mutaḥaffaẓ
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَحَفَّظْتُ taḥaffaẓtu	تَحَفَّظْتَ taḥaffaẓta	تَحَفَّظَ taḥaffaẓa	تَحَفَّظْتُمَا taḥaffaẓtumā	تَحَفَّظَا taḥaffaẓā	تَحَفَّظْنَا taḥaffaẓnā	تَحَفَّظْتُمْ taḥaffaẓtum	تَحَفَّظُوا taḥaffaẓū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	تَحَفَّظْتُ taḥaffaẓtu	تَحَفَّظْتِ taḥaffaẓti	تَحَفَّظَتْ taḥaffaẓat	تَحَفَّظْتُمَا taḥaffaẓtumā	تَحَفَّظَتَا taḥaffaẓatā	تَحَفَّظْنَا taḥaffaẓnā	تَحَفَّظْتُنَّ taḥaffaẓtunna	تَحَفَّظْنَ taḥaffaẓna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَحَفَّظُ ʔataḥaffaẓu	تَتَحَفَّظُ tataḥaffaẓu	يَتَحَفَّظُ yataḥaffaẓu	تَتَحَفَّظَانِ tataḥaffaẓāni	يَتَحَفَّظَانِ yataḥaffaẓāni	نَتَحَفَّظُ nataḥaffaẓu	تَتَحَفَّظُونَ tataḥaffaẓūna	يَتَحَفَّظُونَ yataḥaffaẓūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَتَحَفَّظُ ʔataḥaffaẓu	تَتَحَفَّظِينَ tataḥaffaẓīna	تَتَحَفَّظُ tataḥaffaẓu	تَتَحَفَّظَانِ tataḥaffaẓāni	تَتَحَفَّظَانِ tataḥaffaẓāni	نَتَحَفَّظُ nataḥaffaẓu	تَتَحَفَّظْنَ tataḥaffaẓna	يَتَحَفَّظْنَ yataḥaffaẓna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَحَفَّظَ ʔataḥaffaẓa	تَتَحَفَّظَ tataḥaffaẓa	يَتَحَفَّظَ yataḥaffaẓa	تَتَحَفَّظَا tataḥaffaẓā	يَتَحَفَّظَا yataḥaffaẓā	نَتَحَفَّظَ nataḥaffaẓa	تَتَحَفَّظُوا tataḥaffaẓū	يَتَحَفَّظُوا yataḥaffaẓū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَتَحَفَّظَ ʔataḥaffaẓa	تَتَحَفَّظِي tataḥaffaẓī	تَتَحَفَّظَ tataḥaffaẓa	تَتَحَفَّظَا tataḥaffaẓā	تَتَحَفَّظَا tataḥaffaẓā	نَتَحَفَّظَ nataḥaffaẓa	تَتَحَفَّظْنَ tataḥaffaẓna	يَتَحَفَّظْنَ yataḥaffaẓna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَحَفَّظْ ʔataḥaffaẓ	تَتَحَفَّظْ tataḥaffaẓ	يَتَحَفَّظْ yataḥaffaẓ	تَتَحَفَّظَا tataḥaffaẓā	يَتَحَفَّظَا yataḥaffaẓā	نَتَحَفَّظْ nataḥaffaẓ	تَتَحَفَّظُوا tataḥaffaẓū	يَتَحَفَّظُوا yataḥaffaẓū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَتَحَفَّظْ ʔataḥaffaẓ	تَتَحَفَّظِي tataḥaffaẓī	تَتَحَفَّظْ tataḥaffaẓ	تَتَحَفَّظَا tataḥaffaẓā	تَتَحَفَّظَا tataḥaffaẓā	نَتَحَفَّظْ nataḥaffaẓ	تَتَحَفَّظْنَ tataḥaffaẓna	يَتَحَفَّظْنَ yataḥaffaẓna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَحَفَّظْ taḥaffaẓ		تَحَفَّظَا taḥaffaẓā			تَحَفَّظُوا taḥaffaẓū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		تَحَفَّظِي taḥaffaẓī		تَحَفَّظَا taḥaffaẓā			تَحَفَّظْنَ taḥaffaẓna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تُحُفِّظْتُ tuḥuffiẓtu	تُحُفِّظْتَ tuḥuffiẓta	تُحُفِّظَ tuḥuffiẓa	تُحُفِّظْتُمَا tuḥuffiẓtumā	تُحُفِّظَا tuḥuffiẓā	تُحُفِّظْنَا tuḥuffiẓnā	تُحُفِّظْتُمْ tuḥuffiẓtum	تُحُفِّظُوا tuḥuffiẓū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	تُحُفِّظْتُ tuḥuffiẓtu	تُحُفِّظْتِ tuḥuffiẓti	تُحُفِّظَتْ tuḥuffiẓat	تُحُفِّظْتُمَا tuḥuffiẓtumā	تُحُفِّظَتَا tuḥuffiẓatā	تُحُفِّظْنَا tuḥuffiẓnā	تُحُفِّظْتُنَّ tuḥuffiẓtunna	تُحُفِّظْنَ tuḥuffiẓna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُتَحَفَّظُ ʔutaḥaffaẓu	تُتَحَفَّظُ tutaḥaffaẓu	يُتَحَفَّظُ yutaḥaffaẓu	تُتَحَفَّظَانِ tutaḥaffaẓāni	يُتَحَفَّظَانِ yutaḥaffaẓāni	نُتَحَفَّظُ nutaḥaffaẓu	تُتَحَفَّظُونَ tutaḥaffaẓūna	يُتَحَفَّظُونَ yutaḥaffaẓūna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أُتَحَفَّظُ ʔutaḥaffaẓu	تُتَحَفَّظِينَ tutaḥaffaẓīna	تُتَحَفَّظُ tutaḥaffaẓu	تُتَحَفَّظَانِ tutaḥaffaẓāni	تُتَحَفَّظَانِ tutaḥaffaẓāni	نُتَحَفَّظُ nutaḥaffaẓu	تُتَحَفَّظْنَ tutaḥaffaẓna	يُتَحَفَّظْنَ yutaḥaffaẓna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُتَحَفَّظَ ʔutaḥaffaẓa	تُتَحَفَّظَ tutaḥaffaẓa	يُتَحَفَّظَ yutaḥaffaẓa	تُتَحَفَّظَا tutaḥaffaẓā	يُتَحَفَّظَا yutaḥaffaẓā	نُتَحَفَّظَ nutaḥaffaẓa	تُتَحَفَّظُوا tutaḥaffaẓū	يُتَحَفَّظُوا yutaḥaffaẓū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أُتَحَفَّظَ ʔutaḥaffaẓa	تُتَحَفَّظِي tutaḥaffaẓī	تُتَحَفَّظَ tutaḥaffaẓa	تُتَحَفَّظَا tutaḥaffaẓā	تُتَحَفَّظَا tutaḥaffaẓā	نُتَحَفَّظَ nutaḥaffaẓa	تُتَحَفَّظْنَ tutaḥaffaẓna	يُتَحَفَّظْنَ yutaḥaffaẓna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُتَحَفَّظْ ʔutaḥaffaẓ	تُتَحَفَّظْ tutaḥaffaẓ	يُتَحَفَّظْ yutaḥaffaẓ	تُتَحَفَّظَا tutaḥaffaẓā	يُتَحَفَّظَا yutaḥaffaẓā	نُتَحَفَّظْ nutaḥaffaẓ	تُتَحَفَّظُوا tutaḥaffaẓū	يُتَحَفَّظُوا yutaḥaffaẓū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أُتَحَفَّظْ ʔutaḥaffaẓ	تُتَحَفَّظِي tutaḥaffaẓī	تُتَحَفَّظْ tutaḥaffaẓ	تُتَحَفَّظَا tutaḥaffaẓā	تُتَحَفَّظَا tutaḥaffaẓā	نُتَحَفَّظْ nutaḥaffaẓ	تُتَحَفَّظْنَ tutaḥaffaẓna	يُتَحَفَّظْنَ yutaḥaffaẓna

Etymology 2

Noun

تَحَفُّظ • (taḥaffuẓ) m

verbal noun of تَحَفَّظَ (taḥaffaẓa) (form V)

Declension

Declension of noun **تَحَفُّظ** (taḥaffuẓ)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	تَحَفُّظ taḥaffuẓ	التَّحَفُّظ at-taḥaffuẓ	تَحَفُّظ taḥaffuẓ
nominative	تَحَفُّظٌ taḥaffuẓun	التَّحَفُّظُ at-taḥaffuẓu	تَحَفُّظُ taḥaffuẓu
accusative	تَحَفُّظًا taḥaffuẓan	التَّحَفُّظَ at-taḥaffuẓa	تَحَفُّظَ taḥaffuẓa
genitive	تَحَفُّظٍ taḥaffuẓin	التَّحَفُّظِ at-taḥaffuẓi	تَحَفُّظِ taḥaffuẓi

Etymology 3

Verb

تحفظ (form I)

تَحْفَظُ (taḥfaẓu) /taħ.fa.ðˤu/: inflection of حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
تُحْفَظُ (tuḥfaẓu) /tuħ.fa.ðˤu/: inflection of حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
تَحْفَظَ (taḥfaẓa) /taħ.fa.ðˤa/: inflection of حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
تُحْفَظَ (tuḥfaẓa) /tuħ.fa.ðˤa/: inflection of حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
تَحْفَظْ (taḥfaẓ) /taħ.faðˤ/: inflection of حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
تُحْفَظْ (tuḥfaẓ) /tuħ.faðˤ/: inflection of حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

Etymology 4

Verb

تحفظ (form II)

تُحَفِّظُ (tuḥaffiẓu) /tu.ħaf.fi.ðˤu/: inflection of حَفَّظَ (ḥaffaẓa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
تُحَفَّظُ (tuḥaffaẓu) /tu.ħaf.fa.ðˤu/: inflection of حَفَّظَ (ḥaffaẓa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
تُحَفِّظَ (tuḥaffiẓa) /tu.ħaf.fi.ðˤa/: inflection of حَفَّظَ (ḥaffaẓa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
تُحَفَّظَ (tuḥaffaẓa) /tu.ħaf.fa.ðˤa/: inflection of حَفَّظَ (ḥaffaẓa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
تُحَفِّظْ (tuḥaffiẓ) /tu.ħaf.fiðˤ/: inflection of حَفَّظَ (ḥaffaẓa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
تُحَفَّظْ (tuḥaffaẓ) /tu.ħaf.faðˤ/: inflection of حَفَّظَ (ḥaffaẓa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

Etymology 5

Verb

تحفظ (form IV)

تُحْفِظُ (tuḥfiẓu) /tuħ.fi.ðˤu/: inflection of أَحْفَظَ (ʔaḥfaẓa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active indicative
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active indicative
تُحْفَظُ (tuḥfaẓu) /tuħ.fa.ðˤu/: inflection of أَحْفَظَ (ʔaḥfaẓa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive indicative
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive indicative
تُحْفِظَ (tuḥfiẓa) /tuħ.fi.ðˤa/: inflection of أَحْفَظَ (ʔaḥfaẓa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active subjunctive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active subjunctive
تُحْفَظَ (tuḥfaẓa) /tuħ.fa.ðˤa/: inflection of أَحْفَظَ (ʔaḥfaẓa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive subjunctive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive subjunctive
تُحْفِظْ (tuḥfiẓ) /tuħ.fiðˤ/: inflection of أَحْفَظَ (ʔaḥfaẓa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past active jussive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past active jussive
تُحْفَظْ (tuḥfaẓ) /tuħ.faðˤ/: inflection of أَحْفَظَ (ʔaḥfaẓa):
1. second-person masculine singular non-past passive jussive
2. third-person feminine singular non-past passive jussive

Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic تَحَفَّظَ (taḥaffaẓa).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t̪ə.ɦəf.fʊz/

Noun

تَحَفُّظ • (tahaffuz) m (Hindi spelling तहफ़्फ़ुज़)

security, protection, safeguarding, preservation, conservation
learning by heart, committing to memory

References

“تحفظ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
“تحفظ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.