ghzal غزال
Moroccan Darija · adjective
“ghzal” (غزال) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning beautiful, pretty, cute.
Meanings
- beautiful, pretty, cute
- nice, good quality
- gazelle (male)
Usage
Ghzal is the most common adjective for "beautiful, pretty" in darija. It applies to people, children, objects, places, and even food or a quality product. It is sometimes invariable, even though the feminine ghzala exists. It is readily intensified, as in ghzal bzaf or che7al ghzal!, "how beautiful he is!". It should not be confused with ghzel, "to spin wool". In its literal sense, ghzal means the gazelle, and the animal is a traditional image of beauty.
Example
شوفو شحال غزال
choufou che7al ghzal
“Look how cute he is!”
How to write it in Latin letters
In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ghzal” but also “ghzaal”, “rzal”, “ghzale” and “ghazal”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.
Type “ghzal” on the Arabic keyboard
In Tunisian Derja
Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “gazelle”; “beautiful, nice (adjective)”: ghzel in Tunisian.