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
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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. FarquharAlborak, a wonderful horse of Mahomet, an impersonation of the lightning as his steed.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James WoodThe owner-captain of the Alborak had something to add, when he brought his ship in six months later.
Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper