GHAZAL

Etymology

Noun

ghazal (plural ghazals)

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

Anagrams

• haglaz

Source: Wiktionary


Ghaz"al, Ghaz"el, n. [Ar. ghazal.]

Definition: A kind of Oriental lyric, and usually erotic, poetry, written in recurring rhymes.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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