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 • (ḡazlm (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

Noun

غَزَل • (ḡazalm

  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
  • Classical Persian: 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[1] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Herder, page 836
  • Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881) “غزل”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes[2] (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[3] (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[4] (in German), 5th edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, published 2011, →ISBN, page 914

Persian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

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

Noun

غَزَل • (ġazalf (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.