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Alborak

[ ahl-baw-rahk, -boo- ]
/ ˌɑl bɔˈrɑk, -bʊ- /

noun Islam.

the white horse that Muhammad rode to heaven.

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Origin of Alborak

<Arabic al-Buraq<Aramaic bārag, barqā mount of the Messiah <Pahlavi bārak a fabulous steed

Words nearby Alborak

albite, Albizu Campos, albizzia, ALBM, Alboin, Alborak, Ålborg, Albright, Albright, Madeleine, Albright's disease, albuginea
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Example sentences from the Web for Alborak

  • He was, as it were, riding on the back of Alborak into the Seventh Heaven of satisfaction.

    Edith and John|Franklin S. Farquhar

  • Alborak, a wonderful horse of Mahomet, an impersonation of the lightning as his steed.

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood

  • The owner-captain of the Alborak had something to add, when he brought his ship in six months later.

    Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper