خدا حافظ

See also: خداحافظ

Persian

Pronunciation

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

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xʊ.d̪ɑ́ː hɑː.fɪ́z]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xʊ.d̪ɑ́ː ʔɑː.fɪ́z]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xu.d̪ɔ́ː ʔɔː.fíz]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xo.d̪ɒ́ː hɒː.féz]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χu.d̪ɔ́ hɔ.fíz]

Readings
Classical reading^?	xudā hāfiz
Dari reading^?	xudā hāfiz
Iranian reading^?	xodâ hâfez
Tajik reading^?	xudo hofiz

Interjection

خدا حافظ • (xodâ hâfez)

alternative spelling of

Sindhi

Etymology

Derived from Classical Persian (xudā hāfiz), Contraction of (xudā hāfizat bāšad, “may God be your protector”)

Interjection

خُدا حافِظُ • (xudā ḥāfiz̤u)

goodbye

Synonyms

اَللهُ حَافِظُ (allāhu ḥāfiz̤u)

References

Sindhi Language Authority (2025), “goodbye”, in Online Sindhi Dictionaries‎^[1]

Urdu

Alternative forms

خدافظ (xudāfiz) — colloquial

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (xudā hāfiz), Contraction of (xudā hāfizat bāšad, “may God be your protector”)

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /xʊ.d̪ɑː ɦɑː.fɪz/
Audio (Pakistan): (file)
Rhymes: -ɪz

Interjection

خُدا حافِظ • (xudā hāfiz) (Hindi spelling ख़ुदा हाफ़िज़)

Synonyms

اَللّٰہ حافِظ (allāh hāfiz)