The pronunciation is XODA-dAd, where "x" stands for the unvoiced glottal sound, rendered in German or Scottish Gaelic with a "ch".The Khoda part, meaning lord, is early Middle Persian khwad-tai, a reconstruct of Greek "auto-krator" meaning "self-doer", hence "master, lord".
The Khoda part, meaning lord, is early Middle Persian khwad-tai, a reconstruct of Greek "auto-krator" meaning "self-doer", hence "master, lord".