ذو القرنين

Arabic

Etymology

Literally, “the one with the two horns”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ðu‿l.qar.najn/

Proper noun

ذُو الْقَرْنَيْن • (ḏū l-qarnayn) m

  1. (Islam) Dhu'l-Qarnayn (a legendary figure, sometimes equated with Alexander the Great)

Declension

Declension of noun ذُو الْقَرْنَيْن (ḏū l-qarnayn)
singular singular long construct
indefinite definite construct
informal — ذُو الْقَرْنَيْن
ḏū l-qarnayn 		—
nominative — ذُو الْقَرْنَيْنِ
ḏū l-qarnayni 		—
accusative — ذَا الْقَرْنَيْنِ
ḏā l-qarnayni 		—
genitive — ذِي الْقَرْنَيْنِ
ḏī l-qarnayni 		—

Descendants

  • → Azerbaijani: Zülqərneyn
  • → English: Dhu'l-Qarnayn, Dhulqarnayn, Dhul-Qarnayn, Dhu al-Qarnayn, Zulqarnayn
  • → Kazakh: Зұлқарнайын (Zūlqarnaiyn)
  • → Tajik: Зулқарнайн (Zulqarnayn)
  • → Turkish: Zülkarneyn
  • → Uyghur: زۇلقەرنەين (zulqerneyn)
  • → Uzbek: Zulqarnayn
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