Anqa

The word ʿanqāʾ is the feminine form of ʾaʿnaq () meaning "long-necked" and also "long and thick in the neck". This probably implies that the bird resembles a heron or crane (or other long-necked birds) or simply has a large strong neck like an eagle or falcon (or other raptors) with which she was identified by some. One of the earliest accounts of the Anqa was narrated in a 9th-century book called ''Dala'il al-Nubwah.'' In this book is narrated a tale where King Solomon talked about fate and destiny with the birds, with the Anqa objecting to this conviction. ==Characteristics==

sits in prayer as he watches the Anqa devour a man. The Anqa was described as very beautiful and colorful with a long neck, human face, four pairs of wings, and some resemblance with every living being and a whiteness in its neck. Zakariya al-Qazwini in this cosmological book ''Aja'ib al-Makhluqat'' "The Wonders of Creation" comments about the Anqa as the kin of birds that lived alone on Mount Qaf and a wise bird with experience gained throughout many ages and gives admonitions and moral advice. Qazwini also says that the bird lives for 1700 years, mating at 500 years of age and that the chick, after the egg breaks, stays inside and only comes out after 125 years. due to the sphere of influence of Islamic art following the fall of the Sasanian Empire. It is also almost always glossed as a phoenix. In Turkish, the other name for the Konrul as well as a phoenix is "the emerald Anqa". In the Modern Standard Arabic, Anqa is identified as a phoenix or griffin. ==See also==