خدارا

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Persian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From خُدا (xodâ, God) +‎ را ().

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? xuḏārā
Dari reading? xudārā
Iranian reading? xodârâ
Tajik reading? xudoro

Interjection

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خُدارا (xodâ-râ)

  1. by God! for God’s sake!
    • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 5”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divān of Hafez]‎[1]:
      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)