خداحافظ

See also: خدا حافظ

Persian

Alternative forms

• خدافظ (xodâfez)
• خداحافظت (xodâhâfezet)

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

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xu.ðɑː.ˈhɑː.fiz]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.d̪ɑː.ɦɑ́ː.fɪz]

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

 

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xo.d̪ɒː.ɦɒ́ː.fez]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xo.d̪ɒː.ɦɒ́ː.fez]
  • (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [xo.d̪ɒː.féz]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χu.d̪ɔ.ɦɔ́.fiz]

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

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Interjection

Dari	خداحافظ
Iranian Persian
Tajik	худо ҳофиз

خداحافظ • (xodâhâfez)

1. goodbye, God be with you

Related terms

• به سلامت (be salâmat)
• خدانگهدار (xodânegahdâr)

Urdu

Interjection

خداحافظ • (xudāhāfiz)

1. Alternative form of خدا حافظ (xudā hāfiz)