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PRONUNCIATION OF GHAZAL

ghazal  [ˈɡæzæl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GHAZAL

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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ghazal is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GHAZAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ghazal

The ghazal is a poetic form consisting of rhyming couplets and a refrain, with each line sharing the same meter. A ghazal may be understood as a poetic expression of both the pain of loss or separation and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. The form is ancient, originating in 6th-century Arabic verse. It is derived from the Arabian panegyric qasida. The structural requirements of the ghazal are similar in stringency to those of the Petrarchan sonnet. In style and content it is a genre that has proved capable of an extraordinary variety of expression around its central themes of love and separation. It is one of the principal poetic forms which the Indo-Perso-Arabic civilization offered to the eastern Islamic world. The ghazal spread into South Asia in the 12th century due to the influence of Sufi mystics and the courts of the new Islamic Sultanate. Although the ghazal is most prominently a form of Dari poetry and Urdu poetry, today it is found in the poetry of many languages of the Indian sub-continent.

Definition of ghazal in the English dictionary

The definition of ghazal in the dictionary is an Arabic love poem with a recurring rhyme and a limited number of stanzas.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GHAZAL


benzal
ˈbɛnˌzæl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GHAZAL

gharial
gharri
gharry
ghast
ghastful
ghastfully
ghastlier
ghastliest
ghastliness
ghastly
ghastness
ghat
Ghats
ghaut
Ghazali
ghazi

WORDS THAT END LIKE GHAZAL

arrhizal
capsizal
chalazal
coryzal
endorhizal
influenzal
mycorhizal
mycorrhizal
quetzal
quezal
Rizal

Synonyms and antonyms of ghazal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ghazal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GHAZAL

Find out the translation of ghazal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ghazal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ghazal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

加扎勒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ghazal
570 millions of speakers

English

ghazal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग़ज़ल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غزال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

газель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ghazal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গজল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ghazal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ghazal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ghazal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ガザル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ghazal
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ghazal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Ghazal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கஜல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गझल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gazel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ghazal
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ghazal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

газель
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ghazal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ghazal
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Ghazal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ghazal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ghazal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ghazal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GHAZAL»

The term «ghazal» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.695 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GHAZAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ghazal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GHAZAL»

Discover the use of ghazal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ghazal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ghazal Games: Poems
For its humor as well as its spirituality, the poems in this collection can perhaps best be described as “Wallace Stevens meets Rumi.” Perhaps most striking is the poet’s use of the ancient ghazal form in the tradition of the ...
Roger Sedarat, 2011
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Masterpieces of Urdu Ghazal from the 17th to the 20th Century
Selected Urdu ghazals with English translation; includes text and introduction.
‎1992
3
Ghazal in the Moonlight
Was the first man you fell for a brooding desert prince?
Alessandra Shahbaz, 2009
4
Ghazal in North America
Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject Ethnology / Cultural Anthropology, grade: 1,3, Martin Luther University (Institut fur Ethnologie), course: Indische Diaspora, language: English, abstract: Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims can share ...
Enrico Ille, 2013
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Urdu Ghazals: An Anthology, from 16th to 20th Century
This book is a companion volume to author's earlier book, "Masterpieces of Urdu Ghazal" which contained English translations of 108 ghazals selected from nine major poets.
K. C. Kanda, 1995
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Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: devraj to jyoti
GHAZAL-GUJARATI. GHAZAL-HINDI-KASHMIRI. of Gujarat of his time. Kalapino kekarava is his voluminous work, which includes, besides ghazals, other forms of poetry as well. He also wrote some essays and some of his letters have a ...
Amaresh Datta, 1988
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An Exaltation of Forms: Contemporary Poets Celebrate the ...
The ghazal goes back to seventh-century Arabia, and its descendants are found not only in Arabic but in various other languages, including Farsi, Urdu, Turkish, Pashto, Hindi, and Spanish. The model most in use is the Persian, of which Hafiz  ...
Annie Finch, Kathrine Varnes, 2002
8
Ghazal, the Beauty Eternal
On the Urdu gazel (lyric poetry)
L. C. Randhir, 1982
9
Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature
al-Ghazal and 'Udhri varieties. The poems of Bashshar ibn Burd encompass both this type and the more courtly ghazal: those dedicated to his beloved 'Abda, stressing devoted and passionate love, contrast with more outspoken erotic poems ...
Julie Scott Meisami, Paul Starkey, 1998
10
Encyclopedia of Islam
(Arabic; also ghazel, gazal) A ghazal is a love poem about eternal desire never fulfilled, in which unrequited and unattainable love drives the loyal lover to misery . Often, the lover will be likened to a moth near a candle, while the beloved is ...
Juan Eduardo Campo, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GHAZAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ghazal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bollywood pays no importance of music: Pankaj Udhas
New Delhi: Ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas, who has launched his single 'Khwaabon ki Kahaani', says Bollywood isn't paying much importance to ... «Zee News, Jul 15»
2
Hariharan to steer 'Ghazal Manthan' in city
“I called it ghazal blues, as the mood in ghazal and blues is identical. ... in blues to bring in a new form of ghazal singing,” Hariharan had said. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
3
Ghazal is not dead: Hariharan on current music scenario
There are a lot of ghazal lovers across the world. But I wish we could make it more contemporary, and modernise the sound with romantic lyrics, ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
4
I have been a trendsetter: Pankaj Udhas
The 64-year-old ghazal singer says that the first two lines express the zest of the ghazal — Tum soch rahe ho bas, badalon ki udano tak, Meri to ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
5
Slice: Huda Ghazal's spiritual journey led her to Rockford IQRA School
Huda Ghazal was raised in Canton as a Methodist Christian, where she assisted her mother in teaching Sunday school weekly. However, the ... «Journal Standard, Jul 15»
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Farmers in Western Bahr el Ghazal state boosted
July 7, 2015 (WAU) - Farmers in South Sudan's Western Bahr el Ghazal state have aided by SORUDEV, a smallholder food security and ... «Sudan Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Trial of 30 suspects adjourned in W. Bahr el Ghazal state
July 06, 2015 (WAU) – The trial of 31 suspects accused of carrying out night robberies in South Sudan's Western Bahr el Ghazal state was on ... «Sudan Tribune, Jul 15»
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WATCH: Indian Ocean's 'Tu Kisi Rail Si' From 'Masaan', Based On A …
According to tweets by Grover, who also wrote the film, the lyrics to 'Tu Kisi Rail Si' are based on a ghazal by Dushyant Kumar, who is said to ... «Huffington Post India, Jul 15»
9
Ghazal, ghazaal and gazelle
Although the ghazaal is an integral part of ghazal symbolism, somehow it never occurred to me to reflect on the obvious concordance between ... «Kasmir Monitor, Jul 15»
10
Remembering Mallika-e-Ghazal Begum Akhtar
In the evening of the first day of the festival, the performances commenced with a thumri-dadra and ghazal recital by Shubha Joshi. She learnt ... «The Hans India, Jul 15»

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