Phrase Hound found 136 phrases and 2,499+ compound words that contain al. The most common are listed below. Open al in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 136
- et al.And others; to complete a list, especially of persons, as authors of a published work.
- al-QaedaA worldwide network of militant Sunni Islamic organizations and individuals.
- Al-AndalusAlternative letter-case form of al-Andalus.
- Eid al-FitrThe religious festival at the end of Ramadan, on the first day of the tenth month of the Muslim lunar calendar.
- Eid al-AdhaAn Islamic festival commemorating the prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his son Ismail to Allah.
- Al HoceimaA city in Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco.
- al denteFirm to the bite, cooked just right.
- al-KhwarizmiPersian mathematician (c. 780 – c. 850), the father of algebra.
- Al-NassrAl-Nassr Football Club, a football club from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- al pastorOf (tacos of) typically pork, or sometimes another meat or dish: grilled on a spit, and flavored with chiles, spices, and pineapple.
- al-CIAdaAn epithet for al-Qaeda used by individuals who believe the CIA is behind the group.
- al-Mada'inAn historical Sassanian Persian metropolis on the Tigris between the ancient royal centers of Ctesiphon and Seleucia-on-Tigris.
- Masjid al-HaramA grand mosque enclosing the Kaaba in Mecca and the courtyard surrounding it containing the Black Stone, the Well of Zamzam and the Station of Abraham.
- Shatt al-ArabA river in Southwest Iraq, formed by the confluence of the Euphrates and the Tigris; the southern end of the river constitutes the border between Iraq and Iran down to the mouth of the river as it discharges into the Persian Gulf.
- Al-HilalAl-Hilal Saudi Football Club, a football club from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Al-IttihadA name given to several football clubs in the Arab world
- Al-BarkaA municipality of Basilan, Philippines.
- Al-Quds DayAlternative form of Quds Day: An annual protest event held at the last Friday of Ramadan in support of Palestine and the Palestinian people.
- Al-AhsaA governorate of Saudi Arabia.
- Al-GharafaAl-Gharafa Sports Club, a football club from Doha, Qatar (named after the Al-Gharrafa district)
- Al-GharrafaA district of Doha, Qatar.
- inter al.Abbreviation of inter alia (“among other things”)
- Ras al KhaimahAn emirate and city in the UAE.
- Umm al-QuwainAn emirate of the United Arab Emirates.
- al nienteIndicating in music notation that the dynamics fade to nothing.
Compound words 2,499+
- nationalPertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation; the state.
- personalPertaining to persons (human beings as opposed to things or animals).
- professionalA person who belongs to a profession.
- musicalOf, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.
- classicalOf or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.
- historicalOf, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions.
- formalIn accordance with established forms.
- serialHaving to do with or arranged in a series.
- arrivalThe act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
- postalRelating to the collection, sorting and delivery of mail.