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Khuda-Bakhsh

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Meaning

Gift of God

Linguistic Origin

Persian

Islamic Classification

General Muslim usage

Regional Usage

South Asia

Global Spellings

Arabic خودا بخش
Urdu خدا بخش
Persian خدابخش
Bengali খুদা-বখশ
Pashto خدابخش

Alternate Spellings

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Khuda-Bakhsh is a Persian compound of "Khuda" (God) and "bakhsh" (gift), meaning "gift of God."

Reference Profile

Etymology

A Persian compound of khoda ('God') and bakhsh ('gift'). Khuda-Bakhsh means 'gift of God' - notably borne by the founder of the Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library of Patna.

Notable Historical Usage

Khuda Bakhsh founded the Bankipore library at Patna, now the Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, on the manuscript collection his father left him.

Cultural / Regional Usage

Used across South Asian Muslim communities.