Al Farabi
[ al fah-rah-bee ]
/ ˌæl fɑˈrɑ bi /
noun
died a.d. 950, Arab philosopher.
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Al·fa·ra·bi·us [al-fuh-rey-bee-uhs]. /ˌæl fəˈreɪ bi əs/. Dictionary.com Unabridged
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How to use Al Farabi in a sentence
The influential al Qaeda propagandist, who was born in New Mexico, died in a U.S. drone strike later that year.
The al Qaeda-linked gunmen shot back, but only managed to injure one officer before they were taken out.
According to a Yemeni intelligence source, Saïd met with the notorious U.S. preacher Anwar al Awlaki.
Two witnesses outside the Charlie Hebdo office building quoted the Kouachi brothers claiming they were members of al Qaeda.
There is a particular focus in the magazine on attacking the United States, which al Qaeda calls a top target.
When the exact sense was lost, the suffix -al seemed to be adjectival, and the word dismal became at last an adjective.
The Provençal has not even the formal distinction of the nouns in al, which in French make their plural in aux.
The emphatic al places the alchemist as much above the ordinary chemist as the gold which he obtains is superior to other metals.
So also:—'Tempest thee nat thus with al thy fortune'; Boeth.
"No al fresco dining tonight," said John, as the darkening sky was veined by a sudden spray of blue-green light.
British Dictionary definitions for Al Farabi
noun
Mohammed ibn Tarkhan. died 950, Muslim philosopher, physician, and mathematician, of central Asian origin
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