دلشاد

Persian

Etymology

دل (del, “heart”) +‎ شاد (šâd, “happy; merry”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [dil.ʃɑːð]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɪl.ʃɑːd̪]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪ɪl.ʃɑːd̪]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [d̪ɪl.ʃɑːd̪]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [d̪il.ʃɔːd̪̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪el.ʃɒːd̪̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [d̪il.ʃɔd̪]

Readings
Classical reading?	dilšāḏ
Dari reading?	dilšād
Iranian reading?	delšâd
Tajik reading?	dilšod

Adjective

دِلشاد • (delšâd)

1. glad; merry; joyful

   Synonyms: شاد (šâd), شاددل (šaddel), شادبهر (šâdbahr)

   • c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 317”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]‎^[1]:

     فاش می‌گویم و از گفتهٔ خود دلشادم
     بندهٔ عشقم و از هر دو جهان آزادم

     fâš mê-gûyam u az gufta-yi man dilšâd-am
     banda-yi išq-am u az har du jahân âzâd-am

     I say it out loud, and am glad of what I say:
     I am the slave of love, and free from both the worlds.

     (romanization in Classical Persian)