Save Type Settlement Usage English Scripts موصل(Arabic Turkish) Pronounced Pron. /ˈməʊ.səl/, /moʊ.ˈsuːl/ [key·simplify] Other Forms FormsMusul (Turkish) Meaning & History Ultimately derived from Arabic الموصل (al-mawsil) meaning "the linking point, the junction" in reference to a bridge and ford over the Tigris river. This is the name of a major city in Iraq.