خدارا

Persian

Alternative forms

• خُدا را (xodâ râ)

Etymology

From خُدا (xodâ, “God”) +‎ را (râ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xu.ˈðɑː.ɾɑː]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.d̪ɑ́ː.ɾɑː]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xo.d̪ɒ́ː.ɹɒː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χu.d̪ɔ́.ɾɔ]

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]‎^[1]:

     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)