Khuda Hafiz
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Khuda Hafiz (Perso-Arabic: خُدا حافِظ, Devanāgarī: ख़ुदा हाफ़िज़, Bengali: খ়ুদা হাফ়িজ়), usually shortened to Khodafez in Persian, is a parting phrase traditionally used in Persia, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Iraq, Kurdistan, and the Indian subcontinent. The locution is the most common parting phrase among both non-Muslims and Muslims in Iran;[1] it is also sometimes used by non-Muslims of the Indian subcontinent, such as Hindus and Christians.[2]. It is also the standard phrase for "goodbye" in Afghanistan and Tajikistan.
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[edit] Meaning
It can be translated as "May God be your Guardian": Khuda, which is Persian for God (and also an Indo-European cognate of the English word God), and hāfiz from Arabic hifz "protection".[3] The phrase is a loanword from Persian into the Kurdish, Urdu, Hindi, and Bengali languages.[3][4]
[edit] Romanization
Transliterations may also include Khudā Hāfiz, Khudā Hāfez, and Khodā Hāfiz, or Allah Hafiz. One would traditionally respond with replying Khudā Hāfiz or Allah Hafiz.
[edit] Variations
In the Punjab region of India and Pakistan, the phrase Rab Rakha (Punjabi: ਰਬ ਰਾਖਾ (Gurmukhi), رب راکھا (Shahmukhi), रब राखा (Devanagari)) is also used as a parting phrase and conveys the same meaning, "May God protect you."[5]
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[edit] References
- ^ http://wikitravel.org/en/Persian_phrasebook
- ^ "Allah Hafiz instead of Khuda Hafiz, that’s the worrying new mantra". Indian Express. http://www.indianexpress.com/story/12036.html. Retrieved 2007-03-08.
- ^ a b "Khuda". Digital Dictionaries of South Asia: A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English. http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.3:1:2120.platts. Retrieved 2007-03-08.
- ^ "Hai Khuda Hafiz". Hindi Lyrix. http://www.hindilyrix.com/songs/get_song_Hai%20Khuda%20Hafiz.html. Retrieved 2007-03-08.
- ^ "Rab Rakha Meaning". BollyMeaning. http://www.bollymeaning.com/2011/09/rab-raakha-rakha-meaning.html. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
