English Explanatory Dictionary

Dhu'l-Qarnayn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The powerful ruler (traditionally believed to be a reference to Alexander the Great) who built the wall that keeps Gog and Magog from attacking mankind.

Pronunciation

/dʊl kɑː(ɹ)ˈneɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Dhu'l-Qarnayn.wav

Word forms

Dhu'l-Qarnayn Dhulqarnayn Dhul-Qarnayn Dhu al-Qarnayn Zulqarnayn

Etymology

From Arabic ذُو الْقَرْنَيْن (ḏū l-qarnayn, literally “the one with the two horns”).

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