Dhu'l-Qarnayn

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Dhu'l-Qarnayn

Alternative forms

Dhulqarnayn, Dhul-Qarnayn, Dhu al-Qarnayn, Zulqarnayn

Etymology

From Arabic ذُو الْقَرْنَيْن (ḏū l-qarnayn).

Proper noun

Dhu'l-Qarnayn

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

Translations

Translations

Arabic: ذُو الْقَرْنَيْن m (ḏū l-qarnayn)
Azerbaijani: Zülqərneyn
Tajik: Зулқарнайн (Zulqarnayn)
Uzbek: Zulqarnayn

References

^ Bietenholz, Peter G. (1994) Historia and fabula: myths and legends in historical thought from antiquity to the modern age‎, Brill, →ISBN, pages 122–123

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