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'''Khoda Hafez''' ({{lang-fa|خداحافظ}}{{romanization needed}}, [[Pashto]]: خداۍ حافظ,{{romanization needed}} {{lang-bn|খোদা হাফেজ}},{{romanization needed}} {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|خُدا حافِظ}}}},{{romanization needed}} {{lang-hi|ख़ुदा हाफ़िज़}},{{romanization needed}} [[Kurdish language|Kurdish]]: {{Nastaliq|خودا حافیز}}{{romanization needed}}, {{lang-az|Xüdafiz}}), usually shortened to '''Khodafez''' in [[Persian language|Persian]] is a common [[parting phrase]] originating in the [[Persian language]] that is used in [[Iran]], [[Afghanistan]] and the [[Indian subcontinent]] and to a lesser extent, [[Azerbaijan]], [[Iraq]], and [[Kurdistan]]. The locution is the most common parting phrase among both Muslims and non-Muslims in Iran; it is also sometimes used by non-Muslims of [[South Asia]], including some [[Christians]] and [[Parsis]].<ref name="Indian Express-Khuda Hafiz">{{cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/story/12036.html |title=Allah Hafiz instead of Khuda Hafiz, that's the worrying new mantra |work=Indian Express |access-date=8 March 2007|url-status = dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070331104646/http://www.indianexpress.com/story/12036.html |archive-date=31 March 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Shamim |first1=Almas Kiran |title=Allah Hafiz vs. Khuda Hafiz |url=http://twocircles.net/2011jun07/allah_hafiz_vs_khuda_hafiz.html |work=Two Circles |access-date=5 March 2019 |language=en |date=7 June 2011}}</ref>

== Meaning ==
Literally translated it is: "May God be your Guardian". ''[[Khuda|Khoda]]'', which is [[Persian language|Persian]] for [[God]], and ''hāfiz'' in [[Arabic language|Arabic]] means "protector" or “guardian”.<ref name="Digital Dictionaries of South Asia-Khuda">{{cite web |url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.3:1:2120.platts |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121212140145/http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.3:1:2120.platts |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 December 2012 |title=Khuda |publisher=Digital Dictionaries of South Asia: A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English |access-date=8 March 2007}}</ref> The vernacular translation is, "Good-bye". The phrase is a [[loanword]] from [[Iranian languages]] into the [[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]], [[Sindhi language|Sindhi]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] languages.<ref name="Digital Dictionaries of South Asia-Khuda"/><ref name="Hindi Lyrix-Khuda Hafiz">{{cite web |url=http://www.hindilyrix.com/songs/get_song_Hai%20Khuda%20Hafiz.html |title=Hai Khuda Hafiz |publisher=Hindi Lyrix |access-date=8 March 2007}}</ref> It also can be defined as "May God be your protector."

== Romanization ==
[[Transliteration]]s may also include ''Khudā Hāfiz'', ''Khudā Hāfez'', and ''Khodā Hāfiz''. One would traditionally respond with replying ''Khudā Hāfiz''. Khuda Hafiz and the English term Goodbye have similar meanings. Goodbye is a contraction of "Go(o)d be with ye".<ref>{{cite web |title=good-bye. (n.d.). Online Etymology Dictionary. |url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/good-bye |website=dictionary.com |access-date=29 April 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.milligazette.com/Archives/2004/01-15Mar04-Print-Edition/0103200455.htm The Milli Gazette: Khuda Hafiz versus Allah Hafiz: a critique by Mahfuzur Rahman]
* [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_14-8-2005_pg3_5 Daily Times: Khuda Hafiz ka Allah hee Hafiz by Ejaz Haider]

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