Manqal
/mɪnˈqɑːl/noun
A portable brazier or charcoal-burning heater, especially in Middle Eastern usage.
Did you know?The Turkish word mangal, now associated with outdoor grilling, ultimately comes from the same Arabic term for a portable charcoal brazier.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Proto-Semitic
*n-q-l
“To carry, transport, or transfer”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
naqala
“He carried, moved, or transferred”
Medieval Arabic
Arabic
minqal
“A portable brazier or vessel for burning charcoal”
Ottoman Period
Ottoman Turkish
mangal
“A brazier used for heating or burning charcoal”
20th Century
English
manqal
“A transliterated Arabic term for a portable brazier”