خدارا

Persian

Alternative forms

  • خُدا را (xodâ râ)

Etymology

خُدا (xodâ, God) + را ().

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [xʊ.d̪ɑ́ː.ɾɑː]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [xʊ.d̪ɑ́ː.ɾɑː]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [xu.d̪ɔ́ː.ɾɔː]

Readings
Classical reading? xuḏārā
Dari reading? xudārā
Iranian reading? xodârâ
Tajik reading? xudoro

Interjection

خُدارا • (xodâ-râ)

  1. by God! for God’s sake!
    • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 5”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez]:
      دل می‌رود ز دستم صاحب‌دلان خدا را
      دردا که راز پنهان خواهد شد آشکارا
      dil mê-rawad zi dast-am sâhib-dilân xudâ râ
      dardâ ki râz pinhân xwâhad šud âškârâ
      My heart is leaving my hands; by God, o masters of the heart!
      Alas, the pain that the hidden secret should be disclosed!
      (romanization in Classical Persian)
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