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Dhu'l-Qarnayn
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English
Alternative forms
en Dhulqarnayn Dhul-Qarnayn Dhu al-Qarnayn Zulqarnayn
Etymology
From en ar ذُو الْقَرْنَيْن the one with the two horns.
Pronunciation
en /dʊl kɑː(ɹ)ˈneɪn/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Dhu'l-Qarnayn.wav Southern England
Proper noun
1
en Islam The powerful ruler (traditionally believed to be a reference to Alexander the Great)Bietenholz Peter G. Historia and fabula: myths and legends in historical thought from antiquity to the modern age Brill 1994 https://books.google.com/books?id=ZFjXaCAWoOUC&q=%22from+a+Syrian+version+it+found+its+way+into+the+Koran%22&pg=PA123 122–123 978-9004100633 who built the wall that keeps Gog and Magog from attacking mankind.
Translations
Arabic: ar ذُو الْقَرْنَيْن m
Azerbaijani: az Zülqərneyn
Kazakh: kk Зұлқарнайын
Persian:
Classical Persian: fa-cls ذُوالْقَرْنَیْن
Tajik: tg Зулқарнайн
Turkish: tr Zülkarneyn
Urdu: ur ذو القرنین
Uyghur: ug زۇلقەرنەين
Uzbek: uz Zulqarnayn
References
en Mythological figures