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غزال

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Arabic

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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غَزَال (ḡazālm (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

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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

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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غزال (ḡzālm (plural غزلان (ḡuzlān), feminine غزالة (ḡzāla))

  1. gazelle

Adjective

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

  1. beautiful
    Synonyms: جميل (jmīl), زوين (zwīn)

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic غَزَال (ḡazāl).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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Dari غزال
Iranian Persian
Tajik ғазол, ғизол

غزال (ġazâl)

  1. gazelle
    Synonym: آهو (âhu)
  2. beautiful, beloved
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Descendants

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  • Gujarati: ઘઝાલ (ghajhāl)