Moghul

English

Alternative forms

• Mogor (obsolete)
• Mogol, Mogul, Mughal

Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian Persian مغول (moğul) (for the spellings moghul and mogul) or from Classical Persian مغول (muğūl, muğōl) and Urdu مغل (muġal) (for other spellings), an Arabic and Persian corruption of Mongol, ultimately from Middle Mongol ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ (mongɣol). More at Mughal.

Noun

Moghul (plural Moghuls)

1. A head of the Timurid dynasty founded by Zahīr-ud-Dīn Muhammed Bābur (1483-1530) which controlled large parts of southern Asia from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
2. (now historical) A Mongol or Mongolian, especially a member or follower of the Moghul dynasty.
3. An important or successful person; a magnate. (Now usually as mogul.)

Derived terms

• Great Mogul

Translations

head of Mongol dynasty

• Bengali: মোগল (bn) (mogôl)
• Catalan: gran mogol m
• Hindi: मुग़ल m (muġal), मुगल (hi) m (mugal)
• Hungarian: nagymogul (hu)
• Irish: Mógal m, Mógail m pl
• Macedonian: мо́гул m (mógul)
• Marathi: मुगल (mugal)
• Spanish: Mogol m
• Urdu: مغل (muġal)

Mongol or Mongolian, or follower of dynasty

• Bengali: মোগল (bn) (mogôl)
• Catalan: mogol m or f
• Hindi: मुग़ल m (muġal), मुगल (hi) m (mugal)
• Hungarian: mogul (hu)
• Marathi: मुगल (mugal)
• Spanish: mongol (es) m
• Urdu: مغل (muġal)

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• French: ^{(please verify)} Moghol, ^{(please verify)} moghol (fr) (adj.)

Adjective

Moghul (not comparable)

1. Relating to the Mughal Empire

See also

• mogul