دل

Persian

regional
Definitions
  • heart
  • mind
  • courage
  • stomach

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian 𐭣𐭩𐭫 inherited from Proto-Iranian *jŕ̥dayam inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰŕ̥dayam inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr (heart).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱḗr

Gloss

heart

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
❤️ 💌 💑 💒 💟 😻 🤍 🤎 🩺 🫀 😍 😻 🥰

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