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. gazelle
2. 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

From Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl).

Pronunciation

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

 

• (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?	ğazāl
Dari reading?	ğazāl
Iranian reading?	ğazâl
Tajik reading?	ġazol, ġizol

Noun

Dari	غزال
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ғазол, ғизол

غزال • (ğazâl)

1. gazelle

   Synonym: آهو (âhu)

2. beautiful, beloved

Related terms

• غزاله (ğazâle)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: ઘઝાલ (ghajhāl)