খোদা হাফেজ
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Bengali[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- খোদাফেজ (khōdafez), খোদাফেয (khōdafez), খুদাফেজ (khudafez), খুদাফিজ (khudafiz), খুদাফিয (khudafiz), colloquial, Dhakaiya
- খোদা হাফেয (khōda hafez), খুদা হাফেজ (khuda hafez), খুদা হাফেয (khuda hafez), খুদা হাফিজ (khuda hafiz), খুদা হাফিয (khuda hafiz), খোদা হাফিজ (khōda hafiz), খোদা হাফিয (khōda hafiz)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Classical Persian خدا حافظ (xudā hāfiz), contracted from earlier خدا حافظت (xudā hāfizat), from even earlier خدا حافظت باشد (xudā hāfizat bāšad, “may God be your protector”); compare the development of English goodbye from earlier God be with ye, with similar semantics. Cognate with Hindustani خدا حافظ / ख़ुदा हाफ़िज़ (xudā hāfiz).
Pronunciation[edit]
IPA(key): /kʰod̪a‿hafez/, [ˈkʰod̪ahafez], /kʰod̪afez/, [ˈkʰod̪afez], /xʊ.d̪ɑ‿hafɪz/, [ˈxʊ.d̪ɑ‿hafɪz], /xʊ.d̪ɑːfɪz/, [ˈxʊ.d̪ɑːfɪz]
Interjection[edit]
See also[edit]
- আল্লাহ হাফেজ (allah haphej)