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Yalda

Yalda 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.

Proper noun

Yalda

  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.

Yalda meaning in Hindi and Persian

Yalda in Hindi

Translations
यलदा yaldā

Yalda in Persian

Translations
یلدا yaldâ

Origin of Yalda

Borrowed from Persian یلدا (yaldâ).

Questions about Yalda

What does Yalda mean?
Yalda means 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.
What is Yalda in Hindi?
Yalda in Hindi is यलदा (yaldā). See Yalda meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Yalda?
Yalda is a proper noun.

Words near Yalda in the dictionary

  1. Yalamanchilis
  2. Yalang
  3. Yalbraith
  4. Yalca
  5. yald
  6. Yalda
  7. Yaldabaoth
  8. yalder
  9. yaldest
  10. Yaldhurst
  11. Yalding

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