Alkoran

American  

[al-kaw-rahn, -ran, -koh-] / ˌæl kɔˈrɑn, -ˈræn, -koʊ- /

Or Alcoran

noun

1. the Quran.

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Alkoran British  

/ ˌælkɒˈrɑːn /

noun

1. a less common name for the Koran

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Etymology

Origin of Alkoran

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English alkaron, alcoran, from Middle French alcoran, from Medieval Latin alcorānum, from Arabic (al-)qur'ān “(the) recitation, Quran ( def. )

Example Sentences

This worthy paid us the honor of a visit every afternoon, and in the snug little eastern chamber consecrated to the studies and meditations of my Persian teacher propounded solemn problems from the Alkoran.

From The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok by Leonowens, Anna Harriette

Il me dit que oui, et qu'il savoit tout son Alkoran.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III by Hakluyt, Richard

Let them swear it to me on the Alkoran.

From Halil the Pedlar A Tale of Old Stambul by Jókai, Mór

It may not be amiss to observe, that the syllable Al in the word Alkoran is only the Arabic article, signifying the, and therefore ought to be omitted when the English article is prefixed.

From The Koran (Al-Qur'an) by Sale, George

The Alkoran saith moreover: 'Wherever we may be, and whatever we may be, everywhere we are all of us in the hand of Allah.'

From The Slaves of the Padishah by J?kai, M?r