خداحافظ

See also: خدا حافظ

Persian

Alternative forms

خدافظ (xodâfez)
خداحافظت (xodâhâfezet)

Etymology

Contraction of (xudā hāfizat bāšad, “may God be your protector”) from Classical Persian. Gradually shortened to (xudāhāfizat) or (xodâhâfezet), to (xudāhāfiz) or (xodâhâfez), and colloquially to (xudāfiz) or (xodâfez)

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xu.daː.ˈhaː.fiz/

(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]
- (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [xo.d̪ɒː.féz]

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

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

Audio (Dari): (file)

Interjection


Iranian Persian	خداحافظ
Dari	خداحافظ
Tajik	худо ҳофиз

خداحافظ • (xodâhâfez)

goodbye, God be with you

Related terms

به سلامت (be salâmat)
خدانگهدار (xodânegahdâr)

Urdu

Interjection

خداحافظ • (xudāhāfiz)

alternative form of خدا حافظ (xudā hāfiz)