ਜ਼ੁਲਕਿਫ਼੍ਲ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed 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

(Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /zʊl.kɪfl/, [ˈzʊl.kɪfl(ə̆)]

Proper noun

ਜ਼ੁਲਕਿਫ਼੍ਲ • (zulkifl) m (Shahmukhi spelling ذو الكفل)

  1. (Islam) Dhul-Kifl, a nabi of Islam.

Coordinate terms

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