Meaning: From Arabic/Persian ghazal, 'a lyric love poem' (and 'gazelle') β the celebrated poetic formHigh
In 30 seconds: A love poem in a name: Ghazal is the celebrated lyric form of Persian and Urdu verse β and the word for 'gazelle'. Romantic, graceful, and poetic.
Ghazal comes from Arabic and Persian ghazal, 'a lyric love poem' β the celebrated form of Sufi and Urdu poetry β and also 'gazelle'. A graceful, romantic name across the Persian and South Asian worlds.
In the U.S. it appears in Persian and South Asian families. Rare, love-poem at the root, and lyrical.
Did you know? The ghazal is one of the world's great poetic forms β soulful love poetry of Rumi, Hafez, and Ghalib; the word also means 'gazelle', for grace.
