ज़ुलकिफ़्ल

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ذوالکفل (zū-l-kifl), from Arabic ذُو الْكِفْل (ḏū l-kifl), from ذُو (ḏū, “owner”) and كِفْل (kifl, “lot, portion, share”): "He who possesses the lot." The meaning of this is unclear. First attested in the Quran (at 21:85 and 38:48).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

ज़ुलकिफ़्ल • (zulkifla) m (Urdu spelling ذو الکفل)

  1. (Islam) Dhul-Kifl

Coordinate terms

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