ghazal

form of poetry in South Asia and the Middle East, whose first and every even-numbered lines rhyme
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ghazal

Summary

ghazal is a forme fixe[1]. ghazal draws 1,253 Wikipedia views per month (forme_fixe category, ranking #2 of 17).[2]

Key Facts

  • ghazal's instance of is recorded as forme fixe[3].
  • ghazal's instance of is recorded as literary genre[4].
  • ghazal's instance of is recorded as music genre[5].
  • ghazal is a type of strophe[6].
  • ghazal is a type of poem[7].
  • ghazal's Commons category is recorded as Ghazals[8].
  • ghazal comprises ʿUdhrī Poetry[9].
  • ghazal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ghazal[10].
  • ghazal's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • ghazal's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • ghazal's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fa', 'text': 'غَزَل\u200e'}[13].
  • ghazal's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'gazel'}[14].
  • ghazal's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ur', 'text': 'غَزَل\u200e'}[15].
  • ghazal's different from is recorded as Q19147341[16].
  • ghazal's different from is recorded as Gazel[17].
  • ghazal's practiced by is recorded as Q125503494[18].
  • ghazal's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Malaysia[19].
  • ghazal's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wiki Loves Folklore[20].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include forme fixe[3], literary genre[4], and music genre[5]. Recorded subclass of include strophe[6] and poem[7].

Use and Application

ghazal comprises ʿUdhrī Poetry[9].

Why It Matters

ghazal draws 1,253 Wikipedia views per month (forme_fixe category, ranking #2 of 17).[2] ghazal has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] ghazal is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . heritage.gov.my. Retrieved . heritage.gov.my. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Future Perfect at Sunrise · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of forme fixe, literary genre, music genre
    Intangible cultural heritage status National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Malaysia
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wiki Loves Folklore
    Topic's main category Category:Ghazal
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q2572794]]"
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