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Buraq Wall

Buraq Wall proper noun: the Western Wall.

Proper noun

the Buraq Wall

  1. The Western Wall.

Origin of Buraq Wall

Partial calque of Arabic حَائِطُ ٱلْبُرَاق (ḥāʔiṭu l-burāq), because it is, according to Muslim tradition, the location where the prophet Mohammed tethered the legendary creature Buraq, البُرَاق (al-burāq).

Questions about Buraq Wall

What does Buraq Wall mean?
Buraq Wall means the Western Wall.
What part of speech is Buraq Wall?
Buraq Wall is a proper noun.

Words near Buraq Wall in the dictionary

  1. buranji
  2. buransh
  3. burao
  4. buraos
  5. Buraq
  6. Buraq Wall
  7. Burarra
  8. Burarran
  9. burau
  10. Burauen
  11. buraus

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