Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Noun of place the root ز غ ل (z-ḡ-l), because the projectiles “pour out” at that place.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

مَزْغَل (mazḡalm (plural مَزَاغِل (mazāḡil))

  1. embrasure, crenel

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Azerbaijani: mazğal
  • Ottoman Turkish: مزغل (mazgal), مازغال (mazgal) (see there for further descendants)

Ottoman Turkish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Arabic مَزْغَل (mazḡal).

Noun edit

مزغل (mazgal)

  1. embrasure, crenel
  2. loophole, hatch, peephole

Descendants edit