Al Borakn.

Brit.

/ˈal bərak/, U.S.

/ˈæl bəˌræk/

Forms: 1600s Alborach, 1700s Al bourak, 1700s– Alborak, 1800s– Al Borak, 1800s– al-Buraq, 1800s– el-Burak, 1900s– al-Boraq, 1900s– el-Bourak, 1900s– El-Buraq, 2000s– al-Bouraq.

Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymon: Arabic al-burāq.

Etymology: < Arabic al-burāq < al the + burāq the white animal on which the prophet Muhammad performed the Night Journey, further etymology uncertain and disputed: either a diminutive of baraq flash, lightning ( < baraqa to flash, to lighten) or perhaps a loanword < an unknown donor language. Compare post-classical Latin Alborach (1544 or earlier), French al-Bouraq (1553 as Alborach, or earlier), Spanish Al-Borak, Alborach (c1270 as alborath).Although the earliest evidence in English relates to Ottoman Turkey, the word appears to have been borrowed directly < Arabic; compare Ottoman Turkish Burāq (Turkish Burak), consistently without the Arabic article.

Islam.

(The name of) the white animal on which the prophet Muhammad performed the Night Journey; an animal resembling this.Accounts of the exact nature of this animal vary, but it is uniformly described as a white quadruped of the nature of a horse, able to travel at lightning speed. Hadith literature portrays the animal as larger than a donkey but smaller than a mule, while in later legends it takes the form of a winged white horse, often with a human face and the tail of a peacock.

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1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 32 The Alborach among the Turks, being a faire white beast like an Asse, whereupon the turkish priestes..perswade the silly pilgrims of Mecha, that Mahomet was carried vp to heauen.

1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi ix. §1. 457 The Alborach is a fair white beast like an asse, frequent in the Turkish Territories.

1759 T. Flloyd tr. T.-S. Gueullette Tartarian Tales 252 I was suddenly awaked, and to my Astonishment beheld at my Bolster the Alborak of our great Prophet, who bestowed on me a thousand Caresses.

1861 Temple Bar 274 To hear him, one would think him a second Mahomet who takes special journeys on an Al Borak of his own pasturing.

a1898 W. C. Brann Brann Iconoclast (1899) II. 409 It were better to launch boldly out..and trust to the winds..than to putter around in unprofitable goose-ponds, playing minnows for sperm whales and bullfrogs for Alboraks.

1906 B. L. Ridley Battles & Sketches Army Tennessee 98 My idea of a wild horse of Tartary, of La Pic of Turena, of the Al Borak of Mahomet, could not surpass the pattern that Black Bess presented.

1984 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 4 July c14/3 The work concluded with a processional in which dancers carried an image of Alborak.

2000 C. Rose Giants, Monsters & Dragons (2001) 56/1 Al Borak is pure white, but its mane, wings, and tail are studded with pearls and precious stones.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	al borak
释义	Al Borakn. Brit. /ˈal bərak/, U.S. /ˈæl bəˌræk/ Forms: 1600s Alborach, 1700s Al bourak, 1700s– Alborak, 1800s– Al Borak, 1800s– al-Buraq, 1800s– el-Burak, 1900s– al-Boraq, 1900s– el-Bourak, 1900s– El-Buraq, 2000s– al-Bouraq. Origin: A borrowing from Arabic. Etymon: Arabic al-burāq. Etymology: < Arabic al-burāq < al the + burāq the white animal on which the prophet Muhammad performed the Night Journey, further etymology uncertain and disputed: either a diminutive of baraq flash, lightning ( < baraqa to flash, to lighten) or perhaps a loanword < an unknown donor language. Compare post-classical Latin Alborach (1544 or earlier), French al-Bouraq (1553 as Alborach, or earlier), Spanish Al-Borak, Alborach (c1270 as alborath).Although the earliest evidence in English relates to Ottoman Turkey, the word appears to have been borrowed directly < Arabic; compare Ottoman Turkish Burāq (Turkish Burak), consistently without the Arabic article. Islam. (The name of) the white animal on which the prophet Muhammad performed the Night Journey; an animal resembling this.Accounts of the exact nature of this animal vary, but it is uniformly described as a white quadruped of the nature of a horse, able to travel at lightning speed. Hadith literature portrays the animal as larger than a donkey but smaller than a mule, while in later legends it takes the form of a winged white horse, often with a human face and the tail of a peacock. ΚΠ 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 32 The Alborach among the Turks, being a faire white beast like an Asse, whereupon the turkish priestes..perswade the silly pilgrims of Mecha, that Mahomet was carried vp to heauen. 1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi ix. §1. 457 The Alborach is a fair white beast like an asse, frequent in the Turkish Territories. 1759 T. Flloyd tr. T.-S. Gueullette Tartarian Tales 252 I was suddenly awaked, and to my Astonishment beheld at my Bolster the Alborak of our great Prophet, who bestowed on me a thousand Caresses. 1861 Temple Bar 274 To hear him, one would think him a second Mahomet who takes special journeys on an Al Borak of his own pasturing. a1898 W. C. Brann Brann Iconoclast (1899) II. 409 It were better to launch boldly out..and trust to the winds..than to putter around in unprofitable goose-ponds, playing minnows for sperm whales and bullfrogs for Alboraks. 1906 B. L. Ridley Battles & Sketches Army Tennessee 98 My idea of a wild horse of Tartary, of La Pic of Turena, of the Al Borak of Mahomet, could not surpass the pattern that Black Bess presented. 1984 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 4 July c14/3 The work concluded with a processional in which dancers carried an image of Alborak. 2000 C. Rose Giants, Monsters & Dragons (2001) 56/1 Al Borak is pure white, but its mane, wings, and tail are studded with pearls and precious stones. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1607
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