Alkoran

or Al·co·ran

[ al-kaw-rahn, -ran, -koh- ]
/ ˌæl kɔˈrɑn, -ˈræn, -koʊ- /

noun

the Koran.

Origin of Alkoran

1325–75; < Arabic al-qur'ān literally, reading (aloud); replacing Middle English alkaro(u)n < Middle French or Medieval Latin

Example sentences from the Web for alkoran

  • On every table in the council-chamber stood an Alkoran—ten copies in one room.

    Halil the Pedlar |Mr Jkai
  • The Alkoran saith moreover: 'Wherever we may be, and whatever we may be, everywhere we are all of us in the hand of Allah.'

British Dictionary definitions for alkoran

Alkoran

Alcoran

/ (ˌælkɒˈrɑːn) /

noun

a less common name for the Koran