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# pul

noun (pul, puls or puli — rare); fragment

«pul» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A small coin of Afghanistan: 100 puls make one afghani; today it is hardly used. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pul/#m1)
2. (Persian, Dari) The word for «money» in Persian and Dari; it is not an English word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pul/#m2)
3. Often just a misspelling or cut-off piece of «pull» or a name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pul/#m3)

### In the lessons

It is not a normal English word. It can turn up in maths puzzles about world money, or in a text as a typing slip for «pull». Honest entry: if you see «pul», check whether «pull» was meant.

### Examples

- One afghani is worth one hundred puls. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pul/#x1)
- The old coin in the museum was an Afghan pul. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pul/#x2)
- In Persian, «pul» means money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pul/#x3)
- The sign said «PUL» but someone had rubbed off the last L of «PULL». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pul/#x4)
- Pul coins are so small in value that people rarely use them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pul/#x5)

### Note

Plural forms vary: puls or puli. In English text «pul» is most often a typo for «pull» (to move something towards you). Maths: 1 afghani = 100 pul, like 1 pound = 100 pence.

## In Jewish tradition

Pul is the name by which the Bible calls the Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser. Menahem paid him silver to keep his support. In the primary lessons: It is not a normal English word. It can turn up in maths puzzles about world money, or in a text as a typing slip for «pull». Honest entry: if you see «pul», check whether «pull» was meant.

### Examples

- There came against the land Pul the king of Assyria; and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand. (Prophets 2KI.15.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pul/#x1)

### Note

Plural forms vary: puls or puli. In English text «pul» is most often a typo for «pull» (to move something towards you). Maths: 1 afghani = 100 pul, like 1 pound = 100 pence.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pul» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pul/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pul» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pul.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «pul» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pul/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pul» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/pul.html) on Mova free.