ibn Khaldun
[ ib-uhnkhahl-doon ]
/ ˌɪb ən xɑlˈdun /
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noun
Abd-al-Rah·man [ahb-dahl-rah-mahn], /ɑb dɑlˈrɑ mɑn/, 1332–1406, Arab historian and philosopher.
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How to use ibn Khaldun in a sentence
These remarkable words of Ibn Khaldun will help us to understand the famous saying that poetry was the register of the Arabs.
The Literature of Ecstasy|Albert MordellIbn Khaldun speaks of it as the capital of Bornu and as situated on the meridian of Tripoli.
British Dictionary definitions for ibn Khaldun
ibn-Khaldun
/ (ˌɪbənˌkɑːlˈduːn) /
noun
1332–1406, Arab historian and philosopher. His Kitab al-`ibar (Book of Examples) is a history of Islam
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