اللہ حافظ

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Urdu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

An Arabised rendition of خُدا حافِظ (xudā hāfiz), from Classical Persian خُدَا حَافِظ (xudā hāfiz) ('May the Lord be your protector'), from خُدَا (xudā) (lord) + حَافِظ (hāfiz) (keeper, protector), from Arabic حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ) (keeper, caretaker), from حَفَظَ (ḥafaẓa) (to preserve, to protect, to defend).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /əl.lɑːɦ ɦɑː.fɪz/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪz

Interjection[edit]

اَللّٰہ حافِظ (allāh hāfiz) (Hindi spelling अल्लाह हाफ़िज़)

  1. goodbye
  2. farewell

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