Glossary Term
Risk: Critical- Approved rendering
- خدای
- Transliteration
- Khudai
- Rejected alternatives
- الله
God
CRITICAL: Khudai is a native word from the same Old Iranian root as Persian’s Khoda (Pashto being an Eastern Iranian language), not exclusively an Arabic/Quranic term - a genuine linguistic asset. الله is also used, especially in more formal religious registers, but Khudai is preferred for everyday Pashto Christian usage. The risk remains entirely in content: strict tawhid theology must be distinguished from the Trinitarian conception denoted by the same word.