Dinarzad

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Dinarzad is a character in The Arabian Nights, known as Shahrazad’s younger sister who prompts her to tell stories each night to the king.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Dunyazad 1
Dunyazade 1

Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
alsoKnownAs Dinazad
Dinarzad
surface form: Dunyazad

Dinarzad
surface form: Dunyazade
appearsIn The Arabian Nights
surface form: One Thousand and One Nights

The Arabian Nights
appearsInGenre folk tales
frame tale collection
associatedTheme sisterhood
storytelling
survival through narrative
associatedWith King Shahryar
basedIn legendary ancient Persia
culturalOrigin Islamic Golden Age literary tradition
fictionalStatus fictional
firstAppearance frame story of One Thousand and One Nights
gender female
languageOfWork Arabic
literaryTradition Middle Eastern literature
narrativeFunction to help prolong Shahrazad’s life by sustaining the king’s interest
to request a story from Shahrazad before dawn
nationality Persian (fictional setting)
notableFor participating in the framing device of the Nights
prompting Shahrazad to tell stories each night
relationshipToKingShahryar attendant in the royal chamber during storytelling
relative The Arabian Nights
surface form: Shahrazad
role frame narrative character
story prompter
sibling The Arabian Nights
surface form: Shahrazad
youngerSisterOf The Arabian Nights
surface form: Shahrazad

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dinarzad alsoKnownAs Dinarzad
this entity surface form: Dunyazad
Dinarzad alsoKnownAs Dinarzad
this entity surface form: Dunyazade