Ghazal
//ˈɡæzæl// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 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 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”).
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