خداحافظ

See also: خدا حافظ

Persian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Contraction of خدا حافظت باشد (xudā hāfizat bāšad, may God be your protector) from Classical Persian. Gradually shortened to خداحافظت (xudāhāfizat) or (xodâhâfezet), to خداحافظ (xudāhāfiz) or (xodâhâfez), and colloquially to خدافظ (xudāfiz) or (xodâfez)

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xʊ.d̪ɑː.ɦɑ́ː.fɪz]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xʊ.d̪ɑː.fɪ́z]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xu.d̪ɔːɔ́ː.fiz]
 

Readings
Classical reading? xuḏāhāfiz
Dari reading? xudāhāfiz
Iranian reading? xodâhâfez
Tajik reading? xudohofiz

Interjection

Dari خداحافظ
Iranian Persian
Tajik худо ҳофиз

خداحافظ • (xodâhâfez)

  1. goodbye, God be with you

Urdu

Interjection

خداحافظ • (xudāhāfiz)

  1. Alternative form of خدا حافظ (xudā hāfiz)
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