Gulab or Gulaab ( Persian: گلاب ''gulāb'') is a Persian compound noun meaning "

Rose water Rose water ( fa, گلاب) is a flavoured water made by steeping rose petals in water. It is the hydrosol portion of the distillate of rose petals, a by-product of the production of rose oil Rose oil (rose otto, attar of rose, attar of rose ...

". The noun or name is combined from two nouns ''"gul"'' (گل) which is the generic word for "flower" or the name for "rose", and "''āb''" (اب) which means "water". Generally the noun is also used as a name and a nickname in Persian poetry to mean "sweetheart, lover". It is used in Iran, Turkey, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. It may refer to:

People

Gulab Chand Kataria Gulab Chand Kataria (born 13 October 1944) is an Indian politician who is serving as the 29th Governor of Assam since 2023. He was the Home minister in Government of Rajasthan from 2014 till 2018. He is a senior leader of BJP in Rajasthan and i ...

, the former Home Minister in the government of Rajasthan *

Gulab Khandelwal Gulab Khandelwal (21 February 1924 – 2 July 2017) was an Indian poet who wrote poetry in different forms such as ''Lyrics'', ''Sonnets'', ''Rubais'' (Quatrains), ''Dohas'' (Couplets), ''Odes'', ''Elegies'', ''Lyrical Ballads'', ''Epics'', ''Po ...

(born 1924), Indian poet born in Navalgarh, Rajasthan * Gulab Singh of Jammu and Kashmir (1792–1857), the founder and first Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir *

Gulab Singh Shaktawat Gulab Singh Shaktawat was an Indian freedom fighter, social and political worker of Indian National Congress. A long serving MLA and a Minister in the Govt. of Rajasthan from Mewar region, Member PCC, Member All India Congress Committee, AICC, r ...

(died 2006), Indian freedom fighter, social and political worker of Indian National Congress *

Gulab Bai Gulab Bai (1926–1996), popularly known as Gulab jaan, was an Indian stage performer of Nautanki, the first female artist of the traditional operatic drama and considered by many as its pre-eminent exponent. She was the founder of ''the Great ...

, first female artist of the traditional operatic drama

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Gulab, Iran Gulab ( fa, گولاب, also Romanized as Gūlāb; also known as Golāb) is a village in Zardalan Rural District, Helilan District, Chardavol County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 32, in 7 families. The village is pop ...

, village in Iran *

Gulab, Fereydunshahr Kulab ( fa, كولاب, also Romanized as Kūlāb; also known as Gūlāb, Koolav, and Kūlād) is a village in Poshtkuh-e Mugui Rural District, in the Central District of Fereydunshahr County, Isfahan Province, Iran Iran, officially ...

, village in Iran * Gulab, Tiran and Karvan, village in Iran *

Gulab-e Sofla Gulab-e Sofla ( fa, گولاب سفلي, also Romanized as Gūlāb-e Soflá; also known as Gūlāb-e Pā’īn) is a village in Beyranvand-e Jonubi Rural District, Bayravand District, Khorramabad County, Lorestan Province, Iran Iran, ...

, village in Iran *

Gulab-e Vosta Gulab-e Vosta ( fa, گولاب وسطي, also Romanized as Gūlāb-e Vosţá and Gūlāb-e Vosṭī; also known as Gūlāb-e Vasaţ, Gulāb-e Bālā, Gūlāb-e Mīān, and Gūlāb-e ‘Olyā) is a village in Beyranvand-e Jonubi Rural District, Ba ...

, village in Iran * Gulab Bari, Garden of roses

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