Dilara or Delara can be a given name or surname in several languages.

Delara (Persian: دل‌آرا-دلارا) is a Persian female first name popular in Iran and other Persian speaking countries such as Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

Dilara is popular in Turkic countries such as Azerbaijan and Turkey.

It is a compound word of Persian origin that consists of two parts: "Del"+"-ara". In Persian, "del" (دل) is a noun meaning heart, and "ara" is a suffix that comes from the Persian verb ārāstan (آراستن), meaning adorner, beautifier, and embellisher. According to the Dehkhoda Dictionary, Dilara can be translated as "she who delights the heart", "she who is pleasing"[1] or "what makes heart beautiful".[2]

Dilara or Delara can be also a variant of the Spanish or French habitational name Lara.[3]

In the Shahnameh ("The Book of Kings"), the masterpiece of Ferdowsi (940–1025), Dilara was a prudent and wise queen in the time of the ancient Persian Empire. For hundreds of years since then in Persian literature, poets such as Saadi have used the name "Dilara" to refer a dearly loved woman who fills their hearts with joy and happiness.

Given name

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Television and film

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  • Dilara, a 2018 Pakistani television series starring Kinza Razzak as Dilara
  • Dilara, the leading character portrayed by Aybüke Pusat in the 2021 Turkish dark comedy streaming television series 50M2
  • Dilara Giritli, a fictional character portrayed by Sinem Kobal in the 1990s Turkish television sitcom series Dadı
  • Dilara Terzioğlu Gürpinar/Erguvan, a fictional character portrayed by Ebru Özkan in the 2014 Turkish television drama series Paramparça

Other

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References

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  1. ^ Wilfried Seibicke: Historisches deutsches Vornamenbuch. Bd. 1, A-E. De Gruyter, Berlin 1996, ISBN 3-11-014445-X, S. 512.
  2. ^ "معنی دل آرا | لغت‌نامه دهخدا". www.vajehyab.com. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  3. ^ Patrick Hanks:Dictionary of American Family Names ISBN 9780195081374