Save Gender Masculine Usage Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend Scripts ذو الكفل(Arabic) Pronounced Pron. /ðu‿l.ˈkifl/(Arabic) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "possessor of the lot" from Arabic ذو (dhū) meaning "possessor, owner" combined with كفل (kifl) meaning "lot, portion, share". In Islamic tradition this is the name of a prophet commonly identified as the biblical figure Ezekiel.