দিলরুবা

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دلربا (dilrubā), from دل (dil, “heart”) +‎ ربا (rubā, “robbing”).

Adjective

দিলরুবা • (dilruba) (comparative আরও দিলরুবা, superlative সবচেয়ে দিলরুবা)

  1. attractive, fetching; charming, enchanting, lovely; beloved

Noun

দিলরুবা • (dilruba)

  1. an enchantress (beautiful woman)
  2. dilruba (stringed instrument of Indian origin)
    হেথা কোলে নিয়ে দিল্‌রুবা শারাবী গজল গাহে যুবা
    hetha kōle niẏe dil‌ruba śarabi gojol gahe juba
    With a dilruba in his lap, the youth sings a tune about wine
    - Kazi Nazrul Islam

Proper noun

দিলরুবা • (dilruba)

  1. a female given name, Dilruba, from Persian

References

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