FemaleOrigin: Persian

Dilşad: Meaning, Origin and Pronunciation

Dilşad is a girl’s name of Persian origin. It means “glad-hearted, joyful”.

Say it: deel-shahd

About the name Dilşad

Meaning: glad-hearted, joyful
Origin: Persian; Persian dil “heart” + shād “glad”.
Gender: Female
Pronunciation: deel-shahd

How to pronounce Dilşad

Turkish spelling is phonetic: every letter is pronounced, and each letter always has the same sound. Our respellingdeel-shahd is an approximation for English speakers. Turkish stresses syllables much more evenly than English, so avoid hitting one syllable hard. Tap the letters below for tips.

Dilşad

Letters English doesn’t haveFamiliar letters with a Turkish twist

ş
ş sounds like “sh”
ş is the sh of “ship”: Ayşe = “eye-sheh”.
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Dilşad with Turkish suffixes

Turkish adds case endings where English uses prepositions. With a personal name the ending is separated by anapostrophe (Dilşad'a, Dilşad'ın), but it is still pronounced as one word. The apostrophe only marks where the name ends; the suffix itself follows the usual rules.

The last vowel of Dilşad is a, a back unrounded vowel. So two-way suffixes take a and four-way suffixes takeı (vowel harmony):Dilşad'da, Dilşad'ı.

Because Dilşad ends in a consonant, vowel-initial endings attach directly (Dilşad'ı, Dilşad'a) with no buffer letter.

Case forms of Dilşad
Case	Form	Example
Accusative (object)	Dilşad'ı	Dilşad'ı tanıyor musun? Do you know Dilşad?
Dative (to)	Dilşad'a	Dilşad'a bir mesaj yazdım. I wrote a message to Dilşad.
Locative (at / with)	Dilşad'da	Anahtarlar Dilşad'da. Dilşad has the keys. (lit. The keys are at Dilşad.)
Ablative (from)	Dilşad'dan	Dilşad'dan bir hediye aldım. I got a present from Dilşad.
Genitive (’s)	Dilşad'ın	Bu Dilşad'ın çantası. This is Dilşad’s bag.
Instrumental (with)	Dilşad'la	Dün Dilşad'la konuştum. I talked with Dilşad yesterday.

Forms are generated by TurkLogic’s tested grammar engine. See every case explained in theTurkish noun cases guide, or check the harmony of any word in thevowel harmony calculator.

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Frequently asked questions

What does the name Dilşad mean?

Dilşad is a Turkish girl’s name meaning “glad-hearted, joyful”. Its origin is Persian. Persian dil “heart” + shād “glad”.

How do you pronounce Dilşad?

Say it roughly as “deel-shahd”, keeping every vowel short and clear. ş is the sh of “ship”: Ayşe = “eye-sheh”.

How do you add suffixes to Dilşad in Turkish?

Because Dilşad is a proper name, case endings go after an apostrophe and follow vowel harmony: Dilşad'a (to Dilşad), Dilşad'ın (Dilşad’s), Dilşad'da (at Dilşad’s) and Dilşad'la (with Dilşad).