Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ghazal

/ˈɡæzæl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: ghaz-al
IPA: /ˈɡæzæl/

19

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A poetic form mostly used for love poetry in Middle Eastern, South, and Central Asian poetry.

name

A surname from Arabic.

Example Sentences

"Indeed, this is a realm where colors harmoniously recite magnificent ghazals to each other, where time stops, where the Devil never appears."
"A poet could explain him to himself but he was a soldier and had no place to go for ghazals or odes."

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic غَزَل (ḡazal, “to display love to the loved one via speech, to exchange talk of love with the loved one”).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: غَزَال, غ ز ل

Inflected Forms

ghazals (plural) gasal (alternative) gazel (alternative) ghasal (alternative) ghasel (alternative) ghazel (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ghazal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡæzæl/.
What does ghazal mean?: A poetic form mostly used for love poetry in Middle Eastern, South, and Central Asian poetry.
Where does ghazal come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce ghazal

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “ghazal”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈɡæzæl/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “ghazal”.
Repeat and practice — Say “ghazal” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.