ખુદા હાફિઝ

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian خُدَا حَافِظ (xudā hāfiz, goodbye, literally May the Lord be your protector).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈkʰu.d̪ɑ‿ˈɦɑ.pʰid͡ʒʱ/, [ˈkʰu.d̪ɑ‿ˈɦɑ.fiz], (faster pronunciation) [ˈkʰu.d̪ɑ.fid͡ʒʱ], [ˈkʰu.d̪ɑ.fiz]

Interjection

ખુદા હાફિઝ • (khudā hāphijh)

  1. (Islam) goodbye, farewell