gul

[ gool ]

/ gul /

a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.

a flower, especially a rose.

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First recorded in 1810–20; from Persian gul “rose”

She also met with Jordan's King Abdullah, Turkish President Gul and Turkish Prime Minster Erdogan.
U.S. Ignored Warnings Before ISIS Takeover of a Key City|Josh Rogin|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gul ignored the ban and used his Twitter account to express his hope that “this practice will not last long.”
Turkey’s Useless Twitter Ban|Thomas Seibert|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By mid-morning, even some government officials had had enough and, like Gul, broke the ban.
Turkey’s Useless Twitter Ban|Thomas Seibert|March 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She says that since Gul comes from a poor agricultural family, she has been ignored by the authorities.
Afghanistan’s Rape Crisis: Villagers Fear U.S.-Backed Militias|Sami Yousafzai, Ron Moreau|May 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Local officials are striking back against Gul with their own version of events.
Afghanistan’s Rape Crisis: Villagers Fear U.S.-Backed Militias|Sami Yousafzai, Ron Moreau|May 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Then to the mahout she continued in Urdu, "Gul Dad, are you hurt?"
The Jungle Girl|Gordon Casserly
See Hearne's rambling discourse concerning Rosamond, at the end of Gul.
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume II (of 3)|Thomas Percy
When I seemed safely off, Gul got up and went to the stable as her custom was.
The Brown Fairy Book|Andrew Lang
Her whole soul for me is waste and empty,—my love Gul Assl, for her I mourn.
Sketches of Central Asia (1868)|Arminius Vmbry
I told the groom to be silent, and when next Gul took a horse from the stable to saddle another quickly and bring it to me.
The Brown Fairy Book|Andrew Lang