Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dhu'l-qarnayn

/dʊl kɑː(ɹ)ˈneɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dhu'l-qar-nayn
IPA: /dʊl kɑː(ɹ)ˈneɪn/

27

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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.

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Arabic

Word Breakdown

Root: ذُو الْقَرْنَيْن

Inflected Forms

Dhulqarnayn (alternative) Dhul-Qarnayn (alternative) Dhu al-Qarnayn (alternative) Zulqarnayn (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce dhu'l-qarnayn?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʊl kɑː(ɹ)ˈneɪn/.
What does dhu'l-qarnayn mean?: 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.
Where does dhu'l-qarnayn come from?: It is traced to Arabic.

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