"hafiz" meaning in English

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          "sense": "One who has memorized the Qur'an",
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          "sense": "One who has memorized the Qur'an",
          "word": "ހާފިޒު"
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          "sense": "One who has memorized the Qur'an",
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          "sense": "One who has memorized the Qur'an",
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          "sense": "One who has memorized the Qur'an",
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