دلشاد

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /dil.ˈʃaːd/

(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^?	dilšād
Dari reading^?	dilšād
Iranian reading^?	delšâd
Tajik reading^?	dilšod

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]‎^[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)