ذو الفقار

See also: ذوالفقار

Arabic

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

  • → Azerbaijani: zülfüqar, Zülfüqar, Zülfü
  • → Classical Persian: ذُوالفِقَار (zū-l-fiqār), ذُوالفَقَار (zū-l-faqār)
  • → Turkish: Zülfikar, Zülfü

References

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