Etymology

Moghul

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Today it means: A head of the Timurid dynasty founded by Zahīr-ud-Dīn Muhammad Bābur (1483-1530) which controlled large parts of southern Asia from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Full definition →

Iranian Persian مغول ← Classical Persian مغول ← Urdu مغل
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The story

  1. Middle Mongol · derived fromᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ
  2. Urdu · borrowed fromمغل
  3. Classical Persian · borrowed fromمغول
  4. Iranian Persian · borrowed fromمغول
  5. English todayMoghul

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

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