دلشاد

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /dilʃɑːð/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /dɪlʃɑːd/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /delʃɒːd/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /dilʃɔd/

Adjective

دِلشاد • (delšâd)

glad; merry; joyful
Synonyms: شاد‎ (šâd), شاددل‎ (šaddel), شادبهر‎ (šâdbahr)
- c. 1390, Hafez, “Ghazal 317”, in دیوان حافظ [The Divan of Hafez]‎:
  ‏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)

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