different between hafiz vs pundit
hafiz
English
Etymology
Persian, from Arabic ??????? (??fi?), present participle of ??????? (?afi?a, “to guard, know by heart”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?h??f?z/
Noun
hafiz (plural hafizes or huffaz)
- a Muslim who has memorized the whole Qur'an
- 2001, Yann Martel, Life of Pi, Canongate (2003), ?ISBN, pages 61–62:
- He was a hafiz, one who knows the Qur’an by heart, and he sang it in a slow, simple chant.
- 2001, Yann Martel, Life of Pi, Canongate (2003), ?ISBN, pages 61–62:
Translations
hafiz From the web:
pundit
English
Alternative forms
- pandit
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi ?????? (pa??it), from Sanskrit ?????? (pa??ita, “scholar, learned man, teacher, philosopher”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /?p?n.d?t/
- Rhymes: -?nd?t
Noun
pundit (plural pundits)
- An expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic. [from 19th c.]
- 2006, The Observer, 4 Jun 2006:
- This week we introduce Jenny Walker, who will be The Observer's expert pundit for the duration of the World Cup.
- 2006, The Observer, 4 Jun 2006:
- A learned person in India; someone with knowledge of Sanskrit, philosophy, religion and law; a Hindu scholar. [from 17th c.]
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘On the City Wall’, In Black and White, Folio Society 2005, p. 430:
- Pundits in black gowns, with spectacles on their noses and undigested wisdom in their insides; bearded headmen of the wards; [...] all these people and more also you might find in the white room.
- 1888, Rudyard Kipling, ‘On the City Wall’, In Black and White, Folio Society 2005, p. 430:
- (historical) A native surveyor in British India, trained to carry out clandestine surveillance beyond British borders.
- 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 295:
- At every hundredth pace the Pundit would automatically slip one bead. Each complete circuit of the rosary thus represented ten thousand paces.
- 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 295:
Derived terms
- punditocracy
- punditry
Translations
See also
- hafiz, hafez
- pandit
- qari'
Further reading
- pundit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- undipt
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