Ghazal

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Ghazāl (other transcription: Ġazāl ; Arabic غزال) is a female given name in Arabic and Persian . Translated, the name means "Gazelle" in both languages.

Well-known namesake

horse

Ghazal (1953–1972), by Nazeer , out of Bukra, Schimmel, a famous, Asil, Egyptian thoroughbred stallion who had a significant impact on Arab breeding in Germany, imported from El Zahraa in 1955 Ghazal became very well known because of his extraordinary beauty and Carl-Heinz Dömken dedicated the illustrated book Ghazal to him . The prince of horses .

Individual evidence

  1. See Hans Wehr: Arabic dictionary for the written language of the present , Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1968, p. 602, as well as Heinrich Junker: Persisch-Deutschesverzeichnis , Leipzig / Teheran 1970, p. 533; here also with the word meanings "beautiful woman", "beautiful girl", "beloved"
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  3. Carl-Heinz Dömken , Ghazal. The Prince of Horses , 1986, ISBN 978-3-921142-23-3