بدرود

Persian

Alternative forms

پدرود‎ (pedrud)

Etymology

Equivalent to ‎ (be, “to”) +‎ ‎ (dorud, “health; well-being”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /baðɾoːð/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /badɾoːd/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /bedɾuːd/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /badɾɵd/

Interjection

بدرود • (bedrud)

(now formal) goodbye; farewell
Synonym: (most common) خدا حافظ‎ (xodâ hâfez)
- c. 1390, Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfiẓ, “Ghazal 9”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Ḥāfiẓ]‎:
  ‏ماه کنعانی من! مسند مصر آنِ تو شد
  وقت آن است که بدرود کنی زندان را‎
  mâh-i kan'ânî-yi man! masnad-i misr ân-i tu šud
  waqt ân ast ki badrôd kunî zindân râ
  My Canaanite beauty [lit. moon]! The throne of Egypt is yours,
  The hour is such for you to bid the prison farewell.
  (Classical Persian transliteration)

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