Alborak
[ ahl-baw-rahk, -boo- ]
/ ˌɑl bɔˈrɑk, -bʊ- /
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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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How to use Alborak in a sentence
The owner-captain of the Alborak had something to add, when he brought his ship in six months later.
Space Viking|Henry Beam PiperHe 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 Wood