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 (ʔaḡwāl) or غِيلَان (ḡīlān))

1. ghoul, desert demon
2. demon, jinn, goblin, sprite
3. ogre, cannibal
4. 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

• → 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

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

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Persian

Noun

غول • (ğul) (plural غول‌ها (ğul-hâ))

1. ghoul
2. giant
3. monster