غزل

See also: عزل

Arabic

Root
غ ز ل (ḡ z l)
5 terms

Verb

غَزَلَ • (ḡazala) I (non-past يَغْزِلُ (yaḡzilu), verbal noun غَزْل (ḡazl))

1. to spin

Conjugation

Conjugation of غَزَلَ (I, sound, a ~ i, full passive (?), verbal noun غَزْل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						غَزْل ḡazl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						غَازِل ḡāzil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَغْزُول maḡzūl
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	غَزَلْتُ ḡazaltu	غَزَلْتَ ḡazalta	غَزَلَ ḡazala		غَزَلْتُمَا ḡazaltumā	غَزَلَا ḡazalā		غَزَلْنَا ḡazalnā	غَزَلْتُمْ ḡazaltum	غَزَلُوا ḡazalū
	f		غَزَلْتِ ḡazalti	غَزَلَتْ ḡazalat			غَزَلَتَا ḡazalatā			غَزَلْتُنَّ ḡazaltunna	غَزَلْنَ ḡazalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَغْزِلُ ʔaḡzilu	تَغْزِلُ taḡzilu	يَغْزِلُ yaḡzilu		تَغْزِلَانِ taḡzilāni	يَغْزِلَانِ yaḡzilāni		نَغْزِلُ naḡzilu	تَغْزِلُونَ taḡzilūna	يَغْزِلُونَ yaḡzilūna
	f		تَغْزِلِينَ taḡzilīna	تَغْزِلُ taḡzilu			تَغْزِلَانِ taḡzilāni			تَغْزِلْنَ taḡzilna	يَغْزِلْنَ yaḡzilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَغْزِلَ ʔaḡzila	تَغْزِلَ taḡzila	يَغْزِلَ yaḡzila		تَغْزِلَا taḡzilā	يَغْزِلَا yaḡzilā		نَغْزِلَ naḡzila	تَغْزِلُوا taḡzilū	يَغْزِلُوا yaḡzilū
	f		تَغْزِلِي taḡzilī	تَغْزِلَ taḡzila			تَغْزِلَا taḡzilā			تَغْزِلْنَ taḡzilna	يَغْزِلْنَ yaḡzilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَغْزِلْ ʔaḡzil	تَغْزِلْ taḡzil	يَغْزِلْ yaḡzil		تَغْزِلَا taḡzilā	يَغْزِلَا yaḡzilā		نَغْزِلْ naḡzil	تَغْزِلُوا taḡzilū	يَغْزِلُوا yaḡzilū
	f		تَغْزِلِي taḡzilī	تَغْزِلْ taḡzil			تَغْزِلَا taḡzilā			تَغْزِلْنَ taḡzilna	يَغْزِلْنَ yaḡzilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِغْزِلْ iḡzil			اِغْزِلَا iḡzilā				اِغْزِلُوا iḡzilū
	f		اِغْزِلِي iḡzilī							اِغْزِلْنَ iḡzilna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	غُزِلْتُ ḡuziltu	غُزِلْتَ ḡuzilta	غُزِلَ ḡuzila		غُزِلْتُمَا ḡuziltumā	غُزِلَا ḡuzilā		غُزِلْنَا ḡuzilnā	غُزِلْتُمْ ḡuziltum	غُزِلُوا ḡuzilū
	f		غُزِلْتِ ḡuzilti	غُزِلَتْ ḡuzilat			غُزِلَتَا ḡuzilatā			غُزِلْتُنَّ ḡuziltunna	غُزِلْنَ ḡuzilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُغْزَلُ ʔuḡzalu	تُغْزَلُ tuḡzalu	يُغْزَلُ yuḡzalu		تُغْزَلَانِ tuḡzalāni	يُغْزَلَانِ yuḡzalāni		نُغْزَلُ nuḡzalu	تُغْزَلُونَ tuḡzalūna	يُغْزَلُونَ yuḡzalūna
	f		تُغْزَلِينَ tuḡzalīna	تُغْزَلُ tuḡzalu			تُغْزَلَانِ tuḡzalāni			تُغْزَلْنَ tuḡzalna	يُغْزَلْنَ yuḡzalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُغْزَلَ ʔuḡzala	تُغْزَلَ tuḡzala	يُغْزَلَ yuḡzala		تُغْزَلَا tuḡzalā	يُغْزَلَا yuḡzalā		نُغْزَلَ nuḡzala	تُغْزَلُوا tuḡzalū	يُغْزَلُوا yuḡzalū
	f		تُغْزَلِي tuḡzalī	تُغْزَلَ tuḡzala			تُغْزَلَا tuḡzalā			تُغْزَلْنَ tuḡzalna	يُغْزَلْنَ yuḡzalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُغْزَلْ ʔuḡzal	تُغْزَلْ tuḡzal	يُغْزَلْ yuḡzal		تُغْزَلَا tuḡzalā	يُغْزَلَا yuḡzalā		نُغْزَلْ nuḡzal	تُغْزَلُوا tuḡzalū	يُغْزَلُوا yuḡzalū
	f		تُغْزَلِي tuḡzalī	تُغْزَلْ tuḡzal			تُغْزَلَا tuḡzalā			تُغْزَلْنَ tuḡzalna	يُغْزَلْنَ yuḡzalna

Verb

غَزِلَ • (ḡazila) I (non-past يَغْزَلُ (yaḡzalu), verbal noun غَزَل (ḡazal))

1. to sweet-talk, to flirt, to cajole, to display amorous gestures [with بِ (bi) ‘to’]

Conjugation

Conjugation of غَزِلَ (I, sound, i ~ a, impersonal passive (?), verbal noun غَزَل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						غَزَل ḡazal
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						غَزِل ḡazil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَغْزُول maḡzūl
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	غَزِلْتُ ḡaziltu	غَزِلْتَ ḡazilta	غَزِلَ ḡazila		غَزِلْتُمَا ḡaziltumā	غَزِلَا ḡazilā		غَزِلْنَا ḡazilnā	غَزِلْتُمْ ḡaziltum	غَزِلُوا ḡazilū
	f		غَزِلْتِ ḡazilti	غَزِلَتْ ḡazilat			غَزِلَتَا ḡazilatā			غَزِلْتُنَّ ḡaziltunna	غَزِلْنَ ḡazilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَغْزَلُ ʔaḡzalu	تَغْزَلُ taḡzalu	يَغْزَلُ yaḡzalu		تَغْزَلَانِ taḡzalāni	يَغْزَلَانِ yaḡzalāni		نَغْزَلُ naḡzalu	تَغْزَلُونَ taḡzalūna	يَغْزَلُونَ yaḡzalūna
	f		تَغْزَلِينَ taḡzalīna	تَغْزَلُ taḡzalu			تَغْزَلَانِ taḡzalāni			تَغْزَلْنَ taḡzalna	يَغْزَلْنَ yaḡzalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَغْزَلَ ʔaḡzala	تَغْزَلَ taḡzala	يَغْزَلَ yaḡzala		تَغْزَلَا taḡzalā	يَغْزَلَا yaḡzalā		نَغْزَلَ naḡzala	تَغْزَلُوا taḡzalū	يَغْزَلُوا yaḡzalū
	f		تَغْزَلِي taḡzalī	تَغْزَلَ taḡzala			تَغْزَلَا taḡzalā			تَغْزَلْنَ taḡzalna	يَغْزَلْنَ yaḡzalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَغْزَلْ ʔaḡzal	تَغْزَلْ taḡzal	يَغْزَلْ yaḡzal		تَغْزَلَا taḡzalā	يَغْزَلَا yaḡzalā		نَغْزَلْ naḡzal	تَغْزَلُوا taḡzalū	يَغْزَلُوا yaḡzalū
	f		تَغْزَلِي taḡzalī	تَغْزَلْ taḡzal			تَغْزَلَا taḡzalā			تَغْزَلْنَ taḡzalna	يَغْزَلْنَ yaḡzalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اِغْزَلْ iḡzal			اِغْزَلَا iḡzalā				اِغْزَلُوا iḡzalū
	f		اِغْزَلِي iḡzalī							اِغْزَلْنَ iḡzalna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	غُزِلَ ḡuzila		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُغْزَلُ yuḡzalu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُغْزَلَ yuḡzala		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُغْزَلْ yuḡzal		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Verb

غَزَّلَ • (ḡazzala) II (non-past يُغَزِّلُ (yuḡazzilu), verbal noun تَغْزِيل (taḡzīl)) (rare)

1. to pirouette, to whirl

Conjugation

Conjugation of غَزَّلَ (II, sound, no passive, verbal noun تَغْزِيل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَغْزِيل taḡzīl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُغَزِّل muḡazzil
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	غَزَّلْتُ ḡazzaltu	غَزَّلْتَ ḡazzalta	غَزَّلَ ḡazzala		غَزَّلْتُمَا ḡazzaltumā	غَزَّلَا ḡazzalā		غَزَّلْنَا ḡazzalnā	غَزَّلْتُمْ ḡazzaltum	غَزَّلُوا ḡazzalū
	f		غَزَّلْتِ ḡazzalti	غَزَّلَتْ ḡazzalat			غَزَّلَتَا ḡazzalatā			غَزَّلْتُنَّ ḡazzaltunna	غَزَّلْنَ ḡazzalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُغَزِّلُ ʔuḡazzilu	تُغَزِّلُ tuḡazzilu	يُغَزِّلُ yuḡazzilu		تُغَزِّلَانِ tuḡazzilāni	يُغَزِّلَانِ yuḡazzilāni		نُغَزِّلُ nuḡazzilu	تُغَزِّلُونَ tuḡazzilūna	يُغَزِّلُونَ yuḡazzilūna
	f		تُغَزِّلِينَ tuḡazzilīna	تُغَزِّلُ tuḡazzilu			تُغَزِّلَانِ tuḡazzilāni			تُغَزِّلْنَ tuḡazzilna	يُغَزِّلْنَ yuḡazzilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُغَزِّلَ ʔuḡazzila	تُغَزِّلَ tuḡazzila	يُغَزِّلَ yuḡazzila		تُغَزِّلَا tuḡazzilā	يُغَزِّلَا yuḡazzilā		نُغَزِّلَ nuḡazzila	تُغَزِّلُوا tuḡazzilū	يُغَزِّلُوا yuḡazzilū
	f		تُغَزِّلِي tuḡazzilī	تُغَزِّلَ tuḡazzila			تُغَزِّلَا tuḡazzilā			تُغَزِّلْنَ tuḡazzilna	يُغَزِّلْنَ yuḡazzilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُغَزِّلْ ʔuḡazzil	تُغَزِّلْ tuḡazzil	يُغَزِّلْ yuḡazzil		تُغَزِّلَا tuḡazzilā	يُغَزِّلَا yuḡazzilā		نُغَزِّلْ nuḡazzil	تُغَزِّلُوا tuḡazzilū	يُغَزِّلُوا yuḡazzilū
	f		تُغَزِّلِي tuḡazzilī	تُغَزِّلْ tuḡazzil			تُغَزِّلَا tuḡazzilā			تُغَزِّلْنَ tuḡazzilna	يُغَزِّلْنَ yuḡazzilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		غَزِّلْ ḡazzil			غَزِّلَا ḡazzilā				غَزِّلُوا ḡazzilū
	f		غَزِّلِي ḡazzilī							غَزِّلْنَ ḡazzilna

Noun

غَزْل • (ḡazl) m (plural غُزُول (ḡuzūl))

1. verbal noun of غَزَلَ (ḡazala) (form I)
2. thread, yarn

Declension

Declension of noun غَزَل (ḡazal)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	غَزَل ḡazal	الْغَزَل al-ḡazal	غَزَل ḡazal
nominative	غَزَلٌ ḡazalun	الْغَزَلُ al-ḡazalu	غَزَلُ ḡazalu
accusative	غَزَلًا ḡazalan	الْغَزَلَ al-ḡazala	غَزَلَ ḡazala
genitive	غَزَلٍ ḡazalin	الْغَزَلِ al-ḡazali	غَزَلِ ḡazali
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	غَزَلَيْن ḡazalayn	الْغَزَلَيْن al-ḡazalayn	غَزَلَيْ ḡazalay
nominative	غَزَلَانِ ḡazalāni	الْغَزَلَانِ al-ḡazalāni	غَزَلَا ḡazalā
accusative	غَزَلَيْنِ ḡazalayni	الْغَزَلَيْنِ al-ḡazalayni	غَزَلَيْ ḡazalay
genitive	غَزَلَيْنِ ḡazalayni	الْغَزَلَيْنِ al-ḡazalayni	غَزَلَيْ ḡazalay
plural	basic broken plural triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	غُزُول ḡuzūl	الْغُزُول al-ḡuzūl	غُزُول ḡuzūl
nominative	غُزُولٌ ḡuzūlun	الْغُزُولُ al-ḡuzūlu	غُزُولُ ḡuzūlu
accusative	غُزُولًا ḡuzūlan	الْغُزُولَ al-ḡuzūla	غُزُولَ ḡuzūla
genitive	غُزُولٍ ḡuzūlin	الْغُزُولِ al-ḡuzūli	غُزُولِ ḡuzūli

Derived terms

• غَزْلِيّ (ḡazliyy)

Noun

غَزَل • (ḡazal) m

1. compliment, flattery, cajolery
2. erotic poetry, love hymns; erotic poetry as a genre, ghazal

Declension

Declension of noun غَزَل (ḡazal)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	غَزَل ḡazal	الْغَزَل al-ḡazal	غَزَل ḡazal
nominative	غَزَلٌ ḡazalun	الْغَزَلُ al-ḡazalu	غَزَلُ ḡazalu
accusative	غَزَلًا ḡazalan	الْغَزَلَ al-ḡazala	غَزَلَ ḡazala
genitive	غَزَلٍ ḡazalin	الْغَزَلِ al-ḡazali	غَزَلِ ḡazali

Descendants

• → French: ghazel
  • → Romanian: gazel
• → Classical Persian: غزل (ġazal)
  • Persian: غزل (ġazal)
  • Tajik: ғазал (ġazal)
  • → Assamese: গজল (gozol)
  • → Azerbaijani: qəzəl
  • → Bengali: গজল (gojol)
  • → Chagatai: غزل
    • Uyghur: غەزەل (ghezel)
    • Uzbek: gʻazal
  • → Gujarati: ગઝલ (gajhal)
  • → Indonesian: gazal
  • → Kazakh: ғазел (ğazel)
  • → Kyrgyz: казал (kazal)
  • → Malayalam: ഗസൽ (gasal)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: غزل (gazel)
    • Turkish: gazel
    • → Albanian: gazel
  • → Punjabi: ਗ਼ਜ਼ਲ (ġazal)
  • → Sylheti: ꠉꠎꠟ (gozol)
  • → Tatar: газәл (ğazäl)
  • → Telugu: గజల్ (gajal)
  • → Urdu: غزل (ġazal)

Adjective

غَزِل • (ḡazil) (rare)

1. amorous, erotical

Declension

Declension of adjective غَزِل (ḡazil)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	غَزِل ḡazil	الْغَزِل al-ḡazil	غَزِلَة ḡazila	الْغَزِلَة al-ḡazila
nominative	غَزِلٌ ḡazilun	الْغَزِلُ al-ḡazilu	غَزِلَةٌ ḡazilatun	الْغَزِلَةُ al-ḡazilatu
accusative	غَزِلًا ḡazilan	الْغَزِلَ al-ḡazila	غَزِلَةً ḡazilatan	الْغَزِلَةَ al-ḡazilata
genitive	غَزِلٍ ḡazilin	الْغَزِلِ al-ḡazili	غَزِلَةٍ ḡazilatin	الْغَزِلَةِ al-ḡazilati
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	غَزِلَيْن ḡazilayn	الْغَزِلَيْن al-ḡazilayn	غَزِلَتَيْن ḡazilatayn	الْغَزِلَتَيْن al-ḡazilatayn
nominative	غَزِلَانِ ḡazilāni	الْغَزِلَانِ al-ḡazilāni	غَزِلَتَانِ ḡazilatāni	الْغَزِلَتَانِ al-ḡazilatāni
accusative	غَزِلَيْنِ ḡazilayni	الْغَزِلَيْنِ al-ḡazilayni	غَزِلَتَيْنِ ḡazilatayni	الْغَزِلَتَيْنِ al-ḡazilatayni
genitive	غَزِلَيْنِ ḡazilayni	الْغَزِلَيْنِ al-ḡazilayni	غَزِلَتَيْنِ ḡazilatayni	الْغَزِلَتَيْنِ al-ḡazilatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	—		—
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	—	—	—	—
nominative	—	—	—	—
accusative	—	—	—	—
genitive	—	—	—	—

References

• Corriente, Federico (2005), “غزل”, in Diccionario avanzado árabe‎ (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 836
• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “غزل”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes‎ (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 211
• Freytag, Georg (1835), “غزل”, 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, pages 273–274
• Lane, Edward William (1863-1893), “غزل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, pages 2255–2256.
• Wehr, Hans with Kropfitsch, Lorenz (1985), “غزل”, in Arabisches Wörterbuch für die Schriftsprache der Gegenwart‎ (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 914

Persian

Persian Wikipedia has an article on:

غزل

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَزَل (ḡazal, “a compliment; erotic poetry”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɣa.ˈzal/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [ɣä.zäl]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæ.zæl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [ʁä.zäl]

Readings
Classical reading?	ġazal
Dari reading?	ġazal
Iranian reading?	ġazal
Tajik reading?	ġazal

Noun

غزل • (ġazal)

1. (poetry) ghazal (form of lyric love poetry)

Proper noun

غزل • (ġazal)

1. a female given name, Ghazal, from Arabic

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian غزل (ġazal)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɣə.zəl/

Noun

غَزَل • (ġazal) f (Hindi spelling ग़ज़ल)

1. ghazal (poetic form)

Declension

Declension of غزل

	singular	plural
direct	غَزَل (ġazal)	غَزَلیں (ġazalẽ)
oblique	غَزَل (ġazal)	غَزَلوں (ġazalõ)
vocative	غَزَل (ġazal)	غَزَلو (ġazalo)

Further reading

• “غزل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “غزل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “غزل”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.