ġwl / Semitic roots

Examples of words with the root ġwl: Algol, ghoul.

ġwl

Arabic root, to snatch, grab, destroy.

Algol, ghoul, from Arabic (al-)ġūl, (the) desert demon, ogre, ghoul, from ġāla, to snatch, grab, destroy.

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