Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mosul

/ˈməʊsəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: mo-sul
IPA: /ˈməʊsəl/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital city of the Nineveh governorate, Iraq.

name

A former province of the Ottoman Empire with its capital at Mosul.

Example Sentences

"New video released by ISIS shows militants smashing what they say are antiquities at a museum in Mosul, Iraq. […] “Mosul Museum has 173 original pieces, and there were preparations to reopen the Mosul Museum before ISIS invaded the city in June 2014,” Rashid said. He added that Mosul has more than 1,700 historical sites that are potentially at risk."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish موصل (mosul) , from Arabic الْمَوْصِل (al-mawṣil).

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: الْمَوْصِل, و ص ل

Frequently Paired Words

Nineveh muslin Moslawi

Synonyms

Nineveh

Rhymes With

mucosal mosel kosel

Questions

How do you pronounce mosul?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈməʊsəl/.
What does mosul mean?: The capital city of the Nineveh governorate, Iraq.
Where does mosul come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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