Etymology

Mosul

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Today it means: The capital city of the Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Full definition →

Ottoman Turkish موصل ← Arabic الْمَوْصِل
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  1. Arabic · derived fromالْمَوْصِل
  2. Ottoman Turkish · borrowed fromموصل
  3. English todayMosul

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish موصل (mosul) , from Arabic الْمَوْصِل (al-mawṣil).

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