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

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
  • غزاله (ğazâle)

Descendants
  • → Gujarati: ઘઝાલ (ghajhāl)
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