<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Khoda Hafez (Persian: خُدا حافِظ ‎, Devanāgarī: ख़ुदा हाफ़िज़, Bengali: খোদা হাফেজ, Kurdish: خودا حافیز ‎), usually shortened to Khodafez in Persian is a common parting phrase in the Persian language used in Iran, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Tajikistan and to a lesser extent, Iraq, Kurdistan, and South Asia . The locution is the most common parting phrase among both non-Muslims and Muslims in Iran; it is also sometimes used by non-Muslims of South Asia, such as Hindus and Christians . </P> <P> Literally translated it is: "May God be your Guardian". Khoda, which is Middle Persian for God or Ahura Mazda, and hāfiz from Arabic hifz "protection". The vernacular translation is, "Good - bye". The phrase is a loanword from Persian into the Kurdish, Sindhi, Urdu, Hindi, and Bengali languages . It also can be defined as' May God be your protector .' </P> <P> Transliterations may also include Khudā Hāfiz, Khudā Hāfez, and Khodā Hāfiz . One would traditionally respond with replying Khudā Hāfiz . Interestingly, Khuda Hafiz and the English term Goodbye have similar meanings . Goodbye is a contraction of "Go (o) d be with ye". The word Good has the same connotation of God as in the phrase "Good Friday". </P>

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