tahfiz

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic تَحْفِيظ (taḥfīẓ).

Noun

tahfiz (Jawi spelling تحفيظ, plural tahfiz-tahfiz, informal 1st possessive tahfizku, 2nd possessive tahfizmu, 3rd possessive tahfiznya)

1. (Islam) Islamic school or madrasa mainly dedicated for Qur'an memorization.

Verb

tahfiz (Jawi spelling تحفيظ)

1. (Islam) to memorize the Qur'an

Further reading

• “tahfiz” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.