Jahanara: meaning, origin and pronunciation
GirlPersian
جہاں آرا
جهانآرا
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Jahanara (جہاں آرا, Persian جهانآرا) means “adorning the world”. Source: Steingass, Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary, جهان; Steingass, Comprehensive Persian–English Dictionary, آرا.
- Meaning
- adorning the world
- معنی
- دنیا کی زینت
Where it comes from
Persian jahān (world) + ārā (adorning).
- Say it
- ja-haan-aa-raAudio recordings coming later
- Other spellings
- Jahan Ara
- Known bearer
- Jahanara Begum, daughter of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan
- Themes
- Beauty