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))

  1. ape, orangutan (obsolete)
  2. ghoul, desert demon
  3. demon, jinn, goblin, monster
  4. ogre, cannibal, troll, oni, giant
  5. calamity, disaster
Declension
Declension of noun غُول (ḡūl)
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
  • Maltese: għul
  • → English: ghoul, Algol
  • French: goule
See also

Etymology 2

Verbal noun of غَالَ (ḡāla, “to snatch, to grab, to take away”).

Noun

غَوْل • (ḡawl) m

  1. taking away, snatching, seizing, grabbing
Declension
Declension of noun غَوْل (ḡawl)
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)

  1. ghoul, a demon said to feed on corpses
  2. fabulous serpent of enormous size, dragon
    Synonyms: (dragon) اژدها (ejdeha), تنین (tinin), ثعبان (suʿban)
  3. calamity, disaster, catastrophe, adversity
  4. (figuratively) evil-minded person or thing

Descendants

Further reading

Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic غُول (ḡūl).

Noun

غول • (ğul) (plural غول‌ها (ğul-hâ))

  1. ghoul
  2. giant
  3. monster

Noun

غول • (ğôl) (obsolete)

  1. Alternative form of آغل (âğol) penfold, caverns for cattle

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

غول • (ğôl) (obsolete)

  1. twin children

Noun

غول • (ğôl) (plural غول‌ها (ğôl-hâ))

  1. 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 (in Latin), volume II, Gießen: J. Ricker, page 626b
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