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Bengali
- খোদাফেজ (khōdafez), খোদাফেয (khōdafez), খুদাফেজ (khudafez), খুদাফিজ (khudafiz), খুদাফিয (khudafiz) (colloquial,h-dropped)
- 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
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
- IPA(key): /kʰod̪a‿ɦafez/, , , , ,
Interjection
খোদা হাফেজ • (khōda haphej)
- (Islam) goodbye, God be with you
See also