Yalda

Y4A1L1D2A1

proper noun

An Iranian festival celebrated on the longest and darkest night of the year (December 20 or 21), when friends and family gather to eat fruits and recite poetry.

OriginPersian یلدا →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An Iranian festival celebrated on the longest and darkest night of the year (December 20 or 21), when friends and family gather to eat fruits and recite poetry.

Origin

  1. Persianیلدا
  2. EnglishYalda

Borrowed from Persian یلدا (yaldâ).

More words from Persian

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 雅爾達之夜 /雅尔达之夜, 雅爾達 /雅尔达
  • 雅爾達之夜 /雅尔达之夜 (Yǎ'ěrdá zhī yè)Translations
  • 雅爾達 /雅尔达 (Yǎ'ěrdá)Translations
Hindi यलदा
  • यलदा (yaldā)Translations
Persian یلدا
  • یلدا (yaldâ)Translations
Polish Noc Yalda
  • Noc YaldaTranslations
Russian Ша́б-е Я́лда, Ша́б-е Челле́
  • Ша́б-е Я́лда (Šáb-ye Yálda)Translations
  • Ша́б-е Челле́ (Šáb-ye Čellé)Translations
  • Я́лда (Yálda)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Dayaladlayalday
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Yalda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Yalda

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Chicago

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