Skybook

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the Qur'an. India, Internet, derogatory, offensive, slur
  2. 2
    the Bible. India, Internet, derogatory, offensive, slur

Etymology

From sky + book. Also Calque of Urdu آسمانی کتاب (asmānī kitāb, “heavenly book”), a popular term used in Pakistan for the Quran. Referring to the belief that the Quran was first revealed by an angel to Muhammad, a prophet in Islam, so it is considered as a book from Heaven.

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