غول
Arabic
Etymology 1
From the root غ و ل (ḡ w l), related to غَالَ (ḡāla, “to seize”).
Compare Sumerian [script needed] (gula, “great”).
Noun
غُول • (ḡūl) f (plural أَغْوَال (ʔaḡwāl) or غِيلَان (ḡīlān))
- (obsolete) ape, orangutan
- ghoul, desert demon
- demon, jinn, goblin, monster
- ogre, cannibal, troll, oni, giant
- calamity, disaster
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | غُول ḡūl |
الْغُول al-ḡūl |
غُول ḡūl |
| nominative | غُولٌ ḡūlun |
الْغُولُ al-ḡūlu |
غُولُ ḡūlu |
| accusative | غُولًا ḡūlan |
الْغُولَ al-ḡūla |
غُولَ ḡūla |
| genitive | غُولٍ ḡūlin |
الْغُولِ al-ḡūli |
غُولِ ḡūli |
| dual | indefinite | definite | construct |
| informal | غُولَيْن ḡūlayn |
الْغُولَيْن al-ḡūlayn |
غُولَيْ ḡūlay |
| nominative | غُولَانِ ḡūlāni |
الْغُولَانِ al-ḡūlāni |
غُولَا ḡūlā |
| accusative | غُولَيْنِ ḡūlayni |
الْغُولَيْنِ al-ḡūlayni |
غُولَيْ ḡūlay |
| genitive | غُولَيْنِ ḡūlayni |
الْغُولَيْنِ al-ḡūlayni |
غُولَيْ ḡūlay |
| plural | basic broken plural triptote | ||
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | أَغْوَال; غِيلَان ʔaḡwāl; ḡīlān |
الْأَغْوَال; الْغِيلَان al-ʔaḡwāl; al-ḡīlān |
أَغْوَال; غِيلَان ʔaḡwāl; ḡīlān |
| nominative | أَغْوَالٌ; غِيلَانٌ ʔaḡwālun; ḡīlānun |
الْأَغْوَالُ; الْغِيلَانُ al-ʔaḡwālu; al-ḡīlānu |
أَغْوَالُ; غِيلَانُ ʔaḡwālu; ḡīlānu |
| accusative | أَغْوَالًا; غِيلَانًا ʔaḡwālan; ḡīlānan |
الْأَغْوَالَ; الْغِيلَانَ al-ʔaḡwāla; al-ḡīlāna |
أَغْوَالَ; غِيلَانَ ʔaḡwāla; ḡīlāna |
| genitive | أَغْوَالٍ; غِيلَانٍ ʔaḡwālin; ḡīlānin |
الْأَغْوَالِ; الْغِيلَانِ al-ʔaḡwāli; al-ḡīlāni |
أَغْوَالِ; غِيلَانِ ʔaḡwāli; ḡīlāni |
Descendants
See also
- جِنّ (jinn, “jinn”)
- جَانّ (jānn, “jann”)
- نَسْنَاس (nasnās, “nasnas”)
- عِفْرِيت (ʕifrīt, “ifrit”)
- مَارِد (mārid, “marid”)
- سعلاة (“sila”)
- قطرب (“qutrub”)
Etymology 2
Verbal noun of غَالَ (ḡāla, “to snatch, to grab, to take away”).
Noun
غَوْل • (ḡawl) m
Declension
| singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | construct | |
| informal | غَوْل ḡawl |
الْغَوْل al-ḡawl |
غَوْل ḡawl |
| nominative | غَوْلٌ ḡawlun |
الْغَوْلُ al-ḡawlu |
غَوْلُ ḡawlu |
| accusative | غَوْلًا ḡawlan |
الْغَوْلَ al-ḡawla |
غَوْلَ ḡawla |
| genitive | غَوْلٍ ḡawlin |
الْغَوْلِ al-ḡawli |
غَوْلِ ḡawli |
Ottoman Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic غُول (ḡūl, “ghoul, demon”).
Noun
غول • (gul) (plural غلان or اغوال)
- ghoul, a demon said to feed on corpses
- fabulous serpent of enormous size, dragon
- calamity, disaster, catastrophe, adversity
- (figuratively) evil-minded person or thing
Descendants
- Turkish: gul
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “gul5”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1780
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “غول”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 878
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687) “Draco”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum[2], Vienna, column 432
- Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680) “غول”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum[3], Vienna, column 3437
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “غول”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[4], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1354
Persian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Arabic غُول (ḡūl).
Noun
غول • (ġul) (plural غولها)
Etymology 2
Noun
غول • (ġôl) (obsolete)
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
غول • (ġôl) (obsolete)
Etymology 4
Noun
غول • (ġôl) (plural غولها)
- obsolete form of گوش (gôš, “ear”)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892) “غول”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- Vullers, Johann August (1856–1864) “اسپغول”, in Lexicon Persico-Latinum etymologicum cum linguis maxime cognatis Sanscrita et Zendica et Pehlevica comparatum, e lexicis persice scriptis Borhâni Qâtiu, Haft Qulzum et Bahâri agam et persico-turcico Farhangi-Shuûrî confectum, adhibitis etiam Castelli, Meninski, Richardson et aliorum operibus et auctoritate scriptorum Persicorum adauctum[5] (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 626b