gul

gul — noun

1. A rose, especially the damask rose, as referred to in Persian and Turkish cultur

1.名詞C1
釋義

A rose, especially the damask rose, as referred to in Persian and Turkish cultural traditions; also, a stylised rosette or medallion motif used in Oriental carpet designs, or a rose garden in literary contexts.

例句

Aylin admired the deep red guls blooming in her grandmother's rose garden.

collocation: deep red guls / rose garden

The antique Persian carpet showed eight-pointed guls in repeating rows across the centre.

domain-specific: eight-pointed guls in carpet patterns

同義詞
  • rose

    the general English term for the flower; 'gul' is restricted to Persian/Turkish cultural references

  • rosette

    a rose-shaped ornament or motif; broader than 'gul' and used in Western decorative arts

文法句型

gul + singular/plural verb

用法筆記

Primarily encountered in specialist contexts such as Persian poetry, Turkish culture, and descriptions of Oriental carpets. In everyday English, the general word 'rose' is used instead of 'gul'.

常見錯誤

❌She picked a handful of guls from the garden.
✅She picked a handful of roses from the garden.
💡'gul' is a specialised cultural loanword; use 'rose' for ordinary garden contexts.
❌I gave my mother a bunch of guls for her birthday.
✅I gave my mother a bunch of roses for her birthday.
💡'gul' sounds unnatural in everyday gift-giving situations.