بدرود

بدرود

Persian

Alternative forms

• پدرود‎ (pedrud)

Etymology

Equivalent to به‎ (be, “to”) +‎ درود‎ (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)

1. (now formal) goodbye; farewell

   Synonym: (most common) خدا حافظ‎ (khodâ 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

     māh-i kan'ānī-yi man! masnad-i misr ān-i tu šud
     waqt ān ast ki badrōd kunī zindān rā

     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)