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Zulfiqar name meaning
“possessor of the vertebrae (name of Ali's sword)”
- Letters
- 8
- Syllables
- 3●●●
- First letter
- Z
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptذو الفقار
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Zulfiqar
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Zulfiqar is a boy's name from Arabic, the name of Ali's sword, meaning 'possessor of the vertebrae'.
What does Zulfiqar mean?
Possessor of the vertebrae (name of Ali's sword)
In Malay: pemilik tulang belakang (nama pedang Saidina Ali)
About the name Zulfiqar
Zulfiqar is the name of a famous sword in Islamic tradition associated with Ali ibn Abi Talib. In Arabic, Dhū al-Fiqār means 'possessor of the vertebrae', though the exact sense is uncertain and some interpret it as a notched sword. Zulfikar is another spelling.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Syllables | Zul-fi-qar |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with Z |
| Arabic script | ذو الفقار |
|---|
Compound names with Zulfiqar
Sources
- Wiktionary: ذو_الفقار · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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