خداحافظ

See also: خدا حافظ

Persian

Alternative forms

خدافظ (xudāfiz / xodâfez) (colloquial)
خداحافظت (xudāhāfizat / xodâhâfezat)

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.haː.ˈfiz/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.d̪ɑː.ɦɑː.fɪ́z]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xʊ.d̪ɑː.fɪ́z]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xu.d̪ɔːɔː.fíz]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xo.d̪ɒː.ɦɒː.féz]
- (Tehrani) IPA^(key): [xo.d̪ɒː.féz]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χu.d̪ɔ.ɦɔ.fíz]

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

Audio (Dari): (file)

Interjection

خداحافظ • (xudāhāfiz / xodâhâfez) (Tajik spelling худо ҳофиз)

goodbye, God be with you

Related terms

به سلامت (ba salāmat / be salâmat)
خدانگهدار (xudānigahdār / xodânegahdâr)

Urdu

Interjection

خداحافظ • (xudāhāfiz)

alternative form of خدا حافظ (xudā hāfiz)