غزال

Arabic

Etymology

From the root غ ز ل (ḡ z l) meaning "to be thin or delicate", "to be graceful", "to be agile or fleet", "to be sporting or playful", "to be capricious or hard to catch".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣa.zaːl/

Noun

غَزَال • (ḡazāl) m (plural غِزْلَان (ḡizlān) or غِزْلَة (ḡizla), feminine غَزَالَة (ḡazāla))

1. (zoology) gazelle
2. (proscribed, dialectal) stag, hart; deer; antelope and similar animals
3. delicate person, attractive or graceful female

Declension

Declension of noun غَزَال (ḡazāl)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	غَزَال ḡazāl	الْغَزَال al-ḡazāl	غَزَال ḡazāl
nominative	غَزَالٌ ḡazālun	الْغَزَالُ al-ḡazālu	غَزَالُ ḡazālu
accusative	غَزَالًا ḡazālan	الْغَزَالَ al-ḡazāla	غَزَالَ ḡazāla
genitive	غَزَالٍ ḡazālin	الْغَزَالِ al-ḡazāli	غَزَالِ ḡazāli
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	غَزَالَيْن ḡazālayn	الْغَزَالَيْن al-ḡazālayn	غَزَالَيْ ḡazālay
nominative	غَزَالَانِ ḡazālāni	الْغَزَالَانِ al-ḡazālāni	غَزَالَا ḡazālā
accusative	غَزَالَيْنِ ḡazālayni	الْغَزَالَيْنِ al-ḡazālayni	غَزَالَيْ ḡazālay
genitive	غَزَالَيْنِ ḡazālayni	الْغَزَالَيْنِ al-ḡazālayni	غَزَالَيْ ḡazālay
plural	basic broken plural triptote‎; broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	غِزْلَان‎; غِزْلَة ḡizlān‎; ḡizla	الْغِزْلَان‎; الْغِزْلَة al-ḡizlān‎; al-ḡizla	غِزْلَان‎; غِزْلَة ḡizlān‎; ḡizlat
nominative	غِزْلَانٌ‎; غِزْلَةٌ ḡizlānun‎; ḡizlatun	الْغِزْلَانُ‎; الْغِزْلَةُ al-ḡizlānu‎; al-ḡizlatu	غِزْلَانُ‎; غِزْلَةُ ḡizlānu‎; ḡizlatu
accusative	غِزْلَانًا‎; غِزْلَةً ḡizlānan‎; ḡizlatan	الْغِزْلَانَ‎; الْغِزْلَةَ al-ḡizlāna‎; al-ḡizlata	غِزْلَانَ‎; غِزْلَةَ ḡizlāna‎; ḡizlata
genitive	غِزْلَانٍ‎; غِزْلَةٍ ḡizlānin‎; ḡizlatin	الْغِزْلَانِ‎; الْغِزْلَةِ al-ḡizlāni‎; al-ḡizlati	غِزْلَانِ‎; غِزْلَةِ ḡizlāni‎; ḡizlati

References

• Freytag, Georg (1835) “غزال”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum‎^[1] (in Latin), volume 3, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 274
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985) “غزال”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎^[2] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 914

Moroccan Arabic

Root
غ ز ل
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣzaːl/

Noun

غزال • (ḡzāl) m (plural غزلان (ḡuzlān), feminine غزالة (ḡzāla))

1. gazelle

Adjective

غزال • (ḡzāl) (feminine غزالة (ḡzāla), masculine plural غزالين (ḡzālīn), feminine plural غزالين (ḡzālāt))

1. beautiful

   Synonyms: جميل (jmīl), زوين (zwīn)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [ɣa.ˈzaːl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣä.zɑ́ːl]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣä.zɑ́ːl]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [ɣä.zɑ́ːl]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [ɣä.zɔ́ːl̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæ.zɒ́ːl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʁä.zɔ́l], [ʁi.zɔ́l]

Readings
Classical reading?	ġazāl
Dari reading?	ġazāl
Iranian reading?	ġazâl
Tajik reading?	ġazol, ġizol

Noun

Dari	غزال
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ғазол, ғизол

غزال • (ġazâl)

1. gazelle

   Synonym: آهو (âhu)

2. beautiful, beloved

Related terms

• غزاله (ġazâle)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: ઘઝાલ (ghajhāl)