Ghazal

//ˈɡæzæl// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A poetic form mostly used for love poetry in Middle Eastern, South, and Central Asian poetry.

    "Indeed, this is a realm where colors harmoniously recite magnificent ghazals to each other, where time stops, where the Devil never appears."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Arabic.

Example

More examples

"Indeed, this is a realm where colors harmoniously recite magnificent ghazals to each other, where time stops, where the Devil never appears."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.