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; 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
  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /ɣaˈzɔl/, /ɣiˈzɔl/

Noun
Dari غزال
Iranian Persian
Tajik ғазол, ғизол (ġazol, ġizol)

غزال • (ğazâl)

  1. gazelle
    Synonym: آهو‎ (âhu)
  2. beautiful, beloved
  • غزاله‎ (ğazâle)
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