Zulqarnain: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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ذوالقرنین
ذُو الْقَرْنَيْن
Meaning disputedAwaiting scholar review
Zulqarnain (ذوالقرنین, Arabic ذُو الْقَرْنَيْن) is most often explained as “possessor of the two horns”. It comes from the Arabic root ق ر ن. Sources disagree, see below. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ق ر ن.
- Meaning
- possessor of the two horns
- معنی
- دو سینگوں والا
Meaning disputed
Named in the Quran (18:83). Qarn means horn and also an age or generation, so the epithet is read in more than one way, and who he was is debated.
The word is real, but sources or popular claims disagree about the name. Each reading is shown with its source.
- Say it
- zul-qar-nainAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ق ر ن
- Other spellings
- Zulqarnayn · Dhul Qarnayn
- Themes
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