ghzala غزالة

Moroccan Darija · adjective

“ghzala” (غزالة) is an adjective in Moroccan Darija meaning beautiful, pretty.

Meanings

1. beautiful, pretty
2. gazelle
3. pretty girl (term of endearment)

Usage

Ghzala is the feminine of ghzal. It is used for a woman, a city, a dress, or any feminine noun: lmdina ghzala, "the city is beautiful". As a noun, it means the gazelle, the classic image of grace in poetry and songs. Addressed directly to a woman (a ghzala!), it is a familiar or affectionate compliment. From a stranger in the street, however, it can be taken as persistent flirting. Ghzala is also a female first name.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “ghzala” but also “ghzaala”, “rzala”, “ghazala” and “ghzalla”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “ghzala” on the Arabic keyboard

In Algerian Darja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Algerian Darja, where it means “beautiful, pretty”; “great, very good (thing)”: ghzala in Algerian.

In Tunisian Derja

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Tunisian Derja, where it means “gazelle”; “beautiful woman (compliment)”: ghzela in Tunisian.