خدارا

Persian

Alternative forms

خُدا را‎ (xodâ râ)

Etymology

‎ (xodâ, “God”) +‎ ‎ (râ).

Pronunciation

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

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /xʊˈdɑːɾɑː/

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

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /xuˈdɔɾɔ/

Interjection

خُدارا • (xodâ-râ)

by God! for God’s sake!
- c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 5”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez]‎:
  ‏دل می‌رود ز دستم صاحب‌دلان خدا را
  دردا که راز پنهان خواهد شد آشکارا‎
  dil mê-rawad zi dast-am sâhib-dilân xudâ râ
  dardâ ki râz pinhân xwâhad šud âškârâ
  My heart is leaving my hands; by God, o masters of the heart!
  Alas, the pain that the hidden secret should be disclosed!
  (romanization in Classical Persian)

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