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buraq wall

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
bu-raq wall
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Western Wall.

Etymology

Partial calque of Arabic حَائِطُ ٱلْبُرَاق (ḥāʔiṭu l-burāq), because it is, according to Muslim tradition, the location where the prophet Mohammed tethered the legendary creature Buraq, البُرَاق (al-burāq).

Inflected Forms

the Buraq Wall (canonical)

Questions

What does buraq wall mean?
The Western Wall.
Where does buraq wall come from?
Partial calque of Arabic حَائِطُ ٱلْبُرَاق (ḥāʔiṭu l-burāq), because it is, according to Muslim tradition, the location where the prophet Mohammed tethered the legendary creature Buraq, البُرَاق (al-burāq).

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