Mossul
/ˈmɒsəl/noun
An older English spelling of Mosul, the historic city in northern Iraq.
Did you know?The fine fabric called muslin was named after Mosul, because medieval Europeans associated the textile with goods traded from the city.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
Semitic
*waṣal
“To join, connect, or reach”
Classical Arabic
Arabic
waṣala
“He connected or joined”
Early Islamic period
Arabic
al-Mawṣil
“The place of connection or junction”
Medieval Latin
Latin
Mosul
“The Iraqi city known in European geographical writing”
16th–19th Century
English
Mossul
“An older English spelling of Mosul”
Modern English
English
Mosul
“A major historic city on the Tigris River in Iraq”