"Dhu'l-Qarnayn" meaning in All languages combined

See Dhu'l-Qarnayn on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Dhulqarnayn [alternative], Dhul-Qarnayn [alternative], Dhu al-Qarnayn [alternative], Zulqarnayn [alternative]
Etymology: From Arabic ذُو الْقَرْنَيْن (ḏū l-qarnayn, literally “the one with the two horns”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|ذُو الْقَرْنَيْن|lit=the one with the two horns}} Arabic ذُو الْقَرْنَيْن (ḏū l-qarnayn, literally “the one with the two horns”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Dhu'l-Qarnayn
  1. (Islam) 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. Wikipedia link: Dhu'l-Qarnayn Translations (Translations): ذُو الْقَرْنَيْن (ḏū l-qarnayn) [masculine] (Arabic), Zülqərneyn (Azerbaijani), Зұлқарнайын (Zūlqarnaiyn) (Kazakh), Зулқарнайн (Zulqarnayn) (Tajik), Zülkarneyn (Turkish), زۇلقەرنەين (zulqerneyn) (Uyghur), Zulqarnayn (Uzbek)

Alternative forms

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