Etymology

Dhu'l-Kifl

Today it means: A prophet of Islam, sometimes identified with Ezekiel in the Bible. Full definition →

Arabic ذُو الْكِفْل
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromذُو الْكِفْل
  2. English todayDhu'l-Kifl

Borrowed from Arabic ذُو الْكِفْل (ḏū l-kifl) From Arabic 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).

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