غول

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root غ و ل‎ (ḡ-w-l), related to غَالَ‎ (ḡāla, “to seize”).

Noun

غُول • (ḡūl) f (plural أَغْوَال‎ (ʾaḡwāl) or غِيلَان‎ (ḡīlān))

Declension

Declension of noun غُول (ḡūl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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
Plural	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَغْوَال‎‎; غِيلَان‎ ʾaḡwāl‎; ḡīlān	الْأَغْوَال‎‎; الْغِيلَان‎ al-ʾaḡwāl‎; al-ḡīlān	أَغْوَال‎‎; غِيلَان‎ ʾaḡwāl‎; ḡīlān
Nominative	أَغْوَالٌ‎‎; غِيلَانٌ‎ ʾaḡwālun‎; ḡīlānun	الْأَغْوَالُ‎‎; الْغِيلَانُ‎ al-ʾaḡwālu‎; al-ḡīlānu	أَغْوَالُ‎‎; غِيلَانُ‎ ʾaḡwālu‎; ḡīlānu
Accusative	أَغْوَالًا‎‎; غِيلَانًا‎ ʾaḡwālan‎; ḡīlānan	الْأَغْوَالَ‎‎; الْغِيلَانَ‎ al-ʾaḡwāla‎; al-ḡīlāna	أَغْوَالَ‎‎; غِيلَانَ‎ ʾaḡwāla‎; ḡīlāna
Genitive	أَغْوَالٍ‎‎; غِيلَانٍ‎ ʾaḡwālin‎; ḡīlānin	الْأَغْوَالِ‎‎; الْغِيلَانِ‎ al-ʾaḡwāli‎; al-ḡīlāni	أَغْوَالِ‎‎; غِيلَانِ‎ ʾaḡwāli‎; ḡīlāni

Descendants

→ English: ghoul
→ English: Algol

Related terms

جِنّ‎ (jinn, “jinn”)
جَانّ‎ (jānn, “jann”)
نَسْنَاس‎ (nasnās, “nasnas”)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

غَوْل • (ḡawl) m

taking away, snatching, seizing, grabbing

Declension

Declension of noun غَوْل (ḡawl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
Singular	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

Persian

Noun

غول • (ğul) (plural غول‌ها‎ (ğul-hâ))

ghoul
giant

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