ذو الفقار

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See also: ذوالفقار

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From ذُو (ḏū, “possessor of, having”) +‎ الـ (al-, “the”) +‎ فَقَار (faqār, “vertebrae, spine”), variously interpreted as being a notched-sword, as “the spine-cleaver”, or as “the one having the ability to dice into pieces” like the segmentation of a vertebra.

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): /ðu‿l.fa.qaːr/
  • (non-standard, but very common) IPA(key): /ðu‿l.fi.qaːr/
  • Audio (nonstandard pronunciation):(file)

Proper noun

ذُو الْفَقَار • (ḏū l-faqār) m

  1. (Islam) A famous mythical weapon of Ali ibn Abi Talib, previously belonging to Muhammad.
  2. a male given name enjoying greater popularity among Shi'a Muslims.
  3. a surname

Declension

Declension of noun ذُو الْفَقَار (ḏū l-faqār)
Singular singular long construct
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — ذُو الْفَقَار
ḏū l-faqār 		—
Nominative — ذُو الْفَقَارِ
ḏū l-faqāri 		—
Accusative — ذَا الْفَقَارِ
ḏā l-faqāri 		—
Genitive — ذِي الْفَقَارِ
ḏī l-faqāri 		—

Descendants

References

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