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In Arabic grammar, ذُو is one of the five special nouns known as الأسماء الخمسة (al-Asma’ al-Khamsa). It means “possessor of” or “endowed with” and is used to indicate possession or association. The grammatical case of ذُو changes based on its role in the sentence.
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