Arghul / Arghūl / Arghûl (gender unknown)
(with) definite article: ?original: ارغول
From Arabic اورغون (urġūn [organ (musical instrument)]); NB¹: One of the generic names for the 3 sizes of this double clarinet; NB²: Not mentioned as such in Mahillon; NB³: According to Wikipedia the Arabic spelling is أرغول or يرغول (!), adding that "it has a melody pipe with between 5 and 7 holes", and that "the instrument has been used since ancient Egyptian times and is still used as a traditional instrument in Egypt, Syria and Jordan" [➺ NB5]; NB4: ➺ related terms; NB5: The information mentioned above [➺ NB³] is a quotation copied from the page that has been edited 30 January 2025 [!]; NB6: ➺ Yarghoul.
Sachs, Curt: Real-Lexikon der Musikinstrumente: zugleich ein Polyglossar für das gesamte Instrumentengebiet [Berlin, 1913]. Hildesheim, 1964 [facsimile] (Arghûl).
Širola, Božidar: Sviraljke s udarnim jezičkom [Aerophones with a beating tongue]. Zagreb, 1937, p.92 (arghul).
Launeddas: l’anima di un popolo [Title on cover: »La storia, lo strumento, i protagonisti, la discografia: launeddas«]. A cura di Giampaolo Lallai, associazione Cuncordia a Launeddas. Fotografie di Nico Selis. Cagliari, 1997, p.119 (Arghul) & passim (Arghūl [➺ p.280]).