Where does “ذو الفقار” come from?

ذو الفقار (Arabic) comes from Arabic ذُو — owner; possessor of, having; master of.

ذو الفقار (Arabic): A famous mythical weapon of Ali ibn Abi Talib, previously belonging to Muhammad

Definitions

  1. A famous mythical weapon of Ali ibn Abi Talib, previously belonging to Muhammad

Ancestry of “ذو الفقار”, step by step

ذو الفقار traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic ذُو

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicذُوowner; possessor of, having; master of

via Arabic الـ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicالـ
Every word from Arabic ذُو
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