زغال

Persian

Alternative forms

  • زگال (zogâl)
  • ژگال (žogâl)

Etymology

From Old Persian, from Proto-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-Iranian, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷol-, from *ǵwelH- (to burn, shine). Compare English coal, German Kohle, Irish gual.

Pronunciation

Noun

Dari Persian زغال
Iranian Persian زغال
Tajiki Persian зуғол (zuġol)

زغال (zoġâl) (plural زغال‌ها (zoġâl-hâ))

  1. coal
  2. charcoal

Derived terms

  • زغال‌سنگ (zoġâl-sang)
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