Arabic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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مَزْغَل (mazḡalm (plural مَزَاغِل (mazāḡil))

  1. embrasure, crenel

Declension

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Descendants

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

Ottoman Turkish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Arabic مَزْغَل (mazḡal).

Noun

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مزغل (mazgal)

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

Descendants

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