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moghul

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables
moghul
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A head of the Timurid dynasty founded by Zahīr-ud-Dīn Muhammad Bābur (1483-1530) which controlled large parts of southern Asia from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

noun

A Mongol or Mongolian, especially a member or follower of the Moghul dynasty.

noun

An important or successful person; a magnate. (Now usually as mogul.)

adj

Relating to the Mughal Empire

Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian Persian مغول (moġul) (for the spellings moghul and mogul) or from Classical Persian مغول (muġūl, muġōl) and Urdu مغل (muġal) (for other spellings), an Arabic and Persian corruption of Mongol, ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (mongɣol). More at Mughal.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: مغول, مغل, ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ

Inflected Forms

Moghuls (plural) Mogor (alternative, obsolete) Mogol (alternative) Mogull (alternative) Mogul (alternative) Mughal (alternative)

Phrases

Great Mogul

Frequently Paired Words

mogul

Synonyms

mogul

Rhymes With

mogul ogle bogle dogal

Questions

What does moghul mean?
A head of the Timurid dynasty founded by Zahīr-ud-Dīn Muhammad Bābur (1483-1530) which controlled large parts of southern Asia from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
Where does moghul come from?
Borrowed from Iranian Persian مغول (moġul) (for the spellings moghul and mogul) or from Classical Persian مغول (muġūl, muġōl) and Urdu مغل (muġal) (for other spellings), an Arabic and Persian corruption of Mongol, ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (mongɣol). More at Mughal.

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