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

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Alkoran

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 George Sale

Let them swear it to me on the Alkoran.

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

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 Anna Harriette Leonowens

Behold, I am ready, and my comrades also, to swear on the Alkoran to do no harm either to Sultan Achmed, or his sons, or his daughters, or his daughters' husbands.

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

The Alkoran saith," he read with unctuous devotion, "'the knot which hath been tied in the name of Allah the hand of Allah can unloose!'

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