خدارا

Persian

Alternative forms

خُدا را (xodâ râ)

Etymology

From (xodâ, “God”) +‎ (râ).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /xu.ˈdaː.ɾaː/

(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^?	xudārā
Dari reading^?	xudārā
Iranian reading^?	xodârâ
Tajik reading^?	xudoro

Interjection

خُدارا • (xodâ-râ)

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)