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Ghazal: meaning, origin and pronunciation

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غزل

غَزَل

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Ghazal (غزل, Arabic غَزَل) means “love lyric”. It comes from the Arabic root غ ز ل. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, غ ز ل.

Meaning
love lyric
معنی
غزل

Where it comes from

Amatory verse; in Urdu the classic lyric poem form.

Say it
gha-zalAudio recordings coming later
Root
غ ز ل
Themes
Beauty