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al
abbreviationnounLow
/ɔːl/A contraction of the word 'all', used informally or in specific dialects.
al fatah
nounLow
/æl ˈfætɑː/The Arabic name for the political and military organization Fatah, a major faction within the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
al fayed
nounLow/Very Low (Proper Noun)
/ˌæl ˈfaɪ.ɪd/A surname, historically associated with an Egyptian-British business family prominent in late 20th century commerce, property, and media.
al hijrah
nounLow (Specialised/Religious context)
/æl ˈhɪdʒ.rə/The Islamic New Year; the first day of the month of Muharram, marking the migration (hijrah) of the Prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE.
al hudaydah
nounRare / Proper noun
/æl huːˈdeɪdə/A major port city in Yemen, on the Red Sea coast.
al hufuf
nounLow
/ˌæl hʊˈfuːf/A major city in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, and the principal city of the Al-Ahsa Oasis.
al madinah
nounLow (primarily in religious, historical, geographical, or news contexts)
/æl məˈdiːnə/The common English transliteration for 'المدينة', referring to the Islamic holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia.
al mansurah
nounVery Low
/æl mænˈsʊərə/A city in Egypt, the capital of Dakahlia Governorate, located in the Nile Delta.
al marj
nounC2
/æl ˈmɑːdʒ/A loanword (from Arabic: المرج) meaning 'the meadow', 'the pasture', or 'the prairie'. In English contexts, it often refers specifically to specific historical or geographical locations, most notably the town of Al Marj in Libya.
al sirat
nounC2
/ˌal sɪˈrɑːt/In Islamic eschatology, a narrow bridge crossing over Hell, which the dead must attempt to cross on the Day of Judgment.
al-anon
nounC1
/ˌæl əˈnɒn/A worldwide fellowship that offers support and a program of recovery for families and friends of alcoholics, whether the alcoholic is still drinking or not.
al-aqsa
nounLow (context-specific, primarily in religious, historical, and geopolitical discourse)
/æl ˈæk.sə/The name of a major Islamic mosque and religious complex located in the Old City of Jerusalem.
al-ashʿari
nounVery Low
/ˌælæʃəˈriː/Referring to Abū al-Ḥasan al-Ashʿarī, the founder of the Ashʿarī school of Islamic theology.
al-battani
nounVery Low
/æl bæˈtɑːni/A historical figure, specifically a medieval Arab astronomer, mathematician, and scientist.
al-bukhari
nounLow Frequency / Technical
/æl bʊˈkɑːri/A reference to Muhammad ibn Isma'il al-Bukhari (810–870 CE), a Persian Islamic scholar who compiled the hadith collection 'Sahih al-Bukhari', considered by Sunni Muslims to be the most authentic (sahih) collection of reports concerning the deeds and sayings of the Prophet Muhammad.
al-farabi
nounC2
/ˌal fəˈrɑːbi/The name of a 10th-century Islamic philosopher, Abū Naṣr Muḥammad al-Fārābī, also known in the West as Alpharabius.
al-fustat
nounC2
/æl fʊˈstæt/The first Arab capital of Egypt, founded in AD 641-642 by the Muslim general Amr ibn al-As after the conquest of Egypt. It was located near modern-day Cairo.
al-ghazzali
nounVery Low
/æl ɡəˈzɑːl.i/Referring to the influential medieval Islamic theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Muhammad al-Ghazzälï.
al-lat
nounC1
/əˈlɒt/To give or assign something, such as time, money, tasks, or resources, to someone as their share or portion.
al-maliki
nounVery low
/ˌal məˈliːki/A proper noun referring to Nouri al-Maliki, former Prime Minister of Iraq (2006-2014) or, more broadly, to members of the al-Maliki political family.

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