Meanings
plural Moghuls · alternative obsolete Mogor · alternative Mogol · alternative Mogull · alternative Mogul · alternative Mughal
- 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.
- An important or successful person; a magnate. (Now usually as mogul.)
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Mongolᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ
- Urduمغل
- Classical Persianمغول
- Iranian Persianمغول
- EnglishMoghul
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.
More words from Iranian Persian, Classical Persian, Urdu
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مَغُول
- مَغُول (maḡūl)head of Mongol dynasty
Bengali মোগল, মোগল
- মোগল (mogôl)head of Mongol dynasty
- মোগল (mogôl)Mongol or Mongolian, or follower of dynasty
Catalan gran mogol, mogol
- gran mogolhead of Mongol dynasty
- mogolMongol or Mongolian, or follower of dynasty
Hindi मुग़ल, मुगल
- मुग़ल (muġal)head of Mongol dynasty
- मुगल (mugal)head of Mongol dynasty
- मुग़ल (muġal)Mongol or Mongolian, or follower of dynasty
- मुगल (mugal)Mongol or Mongolian, or follower of dynasty
Hungarian nagymogul, mogul
- nagymogulhead of Mongol dynasty
- mogulMongol or Mongolian, or follower of dynasty
Irish Mógal, Mógail
- Mógalhead of Mongol dynasty
- Mógailhead of Mongol dynasty
Persian گورکانی, گورکانی
- گورکانی (gurkâni)head of Mongol dynasty
- گورکانی (gurkâni)Mongol or Mongolian, or follower of dynasty
Polish Mogoł, Mogołka
- Mogołhead of Mongol dynasty
- Mogołkahead of Mongol dynasty
- MongołMongol or Mongolian, or follower of dynasty
- MongołkaMongol or Mongolian, or follower of dynasty
Spanish Mogol, mongol
- Mogolhead of Mongol dynasty
- mongolMongol or Mongolian, or follower of dynasty
Urdu مغل, مغل
- مغل (muġal)head of Mongol dynasty
- مغل (muġal)Mongol or Mongolian, or follower of dynasty
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Moghul
All rhymes →Cite this entry
Moghul. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moghul
“Moghul.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moghul. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Moghul,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moghul.
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