Etymology

ghazal

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Today it means: A poetic form mostly used for love poetry in Middle Eastern, South, and Central Asian poetry. Full definition →

Arabic غَزَل
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ghazal · noun1

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromغَزَل
  2. Arabic · borrowed fromغَزَل
  3. English todayghazal

Borrowed from Arabic غَزَل (ḡazal, “to display love to the loved one via speech, to exchange talk of love with the loved one”).

Ghazal · proper noun2

  1. Arabic · borrowed fromغَزَال“gazelle; delicate person”
  2. English todayGhazal

Borrowed from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl, “gazelle; delicate person”).

Words from the same roots

Arabicغَزَال all →

gazelle

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