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الكفل

Root entry · 16 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the posterior, support, and responsibility. It encompasses terms for the buttocks, a pack saddle, and by extension, a guarantor or one who takes on a burden. It also extends to concepts of weakness, fate, and even a prophet's name.

Derived headwords

الكُفْلnoun
  1. 1.
    buttocksboth

    The posterior or the fleshy part of the buttocks.

  2. 2.
    pack saddleclassical

    A pack saddle or a cushion placed on a camel's hump.

  3. 3.
    cottonclassical

    Cotton, specifically the fluffy part.

الكِفْلnoun
  1. 1.
    weaknessclassical

    Weakness or feebleness.

  2. 2.
    portionboth

    A portion, share, or lot.

  3. 3.
    yoke strapclassical

    A piece of cloth on the neck of an ox beneath the yoke.

  4. 4.
    new growthclassical

    The new hair that grows after shedding.

  5. 5.
    cowardclassical

    One who cannot stay firm on a horse, or a man at the rear of a battle whose aim is to retreat or flee.

  6. 6.
    impostorclassical

    One who throws himself upon people, perhaps deceitfully.

  7. 7.
    riding gearclassical

    A riding apparatus for men, made from a cloak tied at the ends, placed over the shoulders and extending to the rear.

  8. 8.
    camel saddleclassical

    A round object made of cloth or other material placed on a camel's hump.

أَكْفَالnoun
  1. 1.
    buttocks (pl.)both

    Plural of الكفل, referring to the buttocks.

اِكْتَفَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to saddleclassical

    To place a saddle or pack on a camel.

ذو الكِفْلname
  1. 1.
    Prophet Dhul-Kiflboth

    A prophet mentioned by name, whose name is derived from this root.

الكافِلnoun
  1. 1.
    providerboth

    One who provides for others, a caretaker, or a breadwinner.

  2. 2.
    fasting personclassical

    One who abstains from eating, possibly referring to someone who fasts continuously.

  3. 3.
    vow-takerclassical

    One who takes a vow upon himself, such as not speaking during his fast.

  4. 4.
    guarantorboth

    One who guarantees or stands surety for another.

كُفَلَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    guarantors (pl.)both

    Plural of كفيل, referring to guarantors.

كَفِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    guarantorboth

    One who stands surety for another; a guarantor or surety.

  2. 2.
    equivalentclassical

    An equivalent or match.

كُفْلnoun
  1. 1.
    guaranteeboth

    A guarantee, surety, or responsibility.

  2. 2.
    double portionclassical

    A double portion or share.

كُفُولnoun
  1. 1.
    guarantee (masdar)both

    The act of guaranteeing or becoming surety; a state of being guaranteed.

كَفَالَةnoun
  1. 1.
    guaranteeboth

    The act of guaranteeing, suretyship, or sponsorship.

تَكَفَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to guaranteeboth

    To take responsibility for, to guarantee, or to sponsor someone or something.

أَكْفَلَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to entrustclassical

    To entrust something to someone's guarantee or responsibility.

كَفَلَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to guaranteeboth

    To guarantee, to be responsible for, or to take care of.

المُكَافِلnoun
  1. 1.
    neighborclassical

    A neighbor or ally.

  2. 2.
    confederateclassical

    One who is bound by an agreement or covenant.

اِكْتَفَلَ بِكَذَاverb
  1. 1.
    to take on responsibilityclassical

    To take on the responsibility or burden of something.

Parallel reading

الكفل، محركة: العجز، أو ردفه، أو القطن ج: أكفال.
Al-kifl, with harakah: the buttocks, or its posterior, or cotton, pl. akfal.
والكفل، بالكسر: الضعف، والنصيب والحظ وخرقة على عنق الثور تحت النير، والوبر ينبت بعد الوبر الناسل، ومن لا يثبت على الخيل، والرجل يكون في مؤخر الحرب همته التأخر والفرار، والمثيل، كالكفيل، ومن يلقي نفسه على الناس، ومركب للرجال، يؤخذ كساء، فيعقد طرفاه، فيلقى مقدمه على الكاهل ومؤخره مما يلي العجز، أو شيء مستدير يتخذ من خرق أو غيرها، ويوضع على سنام البعير.
And al-kifl, with kasr: weakness, a portion and a lot, a cloth on the ox's neck under the yoke, the hair that grows after shedding, one who does not stay firm on a horse, a man at the rear of the battle whose aim is to delay and flee, an equivalent, like a guarantor, one who throws himself upon people, a riding apparatus for men, taken from a cloak, its ends tied, its front placed on the shoulder and its rear towards the buttocks, or a round thing made of cloth or other material, placed on a camel's hump.
واكتفل البعير: جعل عليه كفلا.
And the camel was saddled: a pack was placed upon it.
وذو الكفل: نبي.
And Dhul-Kifl: a prophet.
والكافل: العائل، وقد كفله وكفله، والذي لا يأكل، أو يصل الصيام، أو الذي جعل على نفسه أن لا يتكلم في صيامه ج: كركع، والضامن، كالكفيل ج: كفل وكفلاء وكفيل أيضا.
And al-kafil: the provider, and he provided for him and he provided for him, and one who does not eat, or continues fasting, or one who vowed not to speak during his fast, pl. karaka', and the guarantor, like al-kafīl, pl. kifāl, kufalā', and kafīl also.
وقد كفل بالرجل، كضرب ونصر وكرم وعلم، كفلا وكفولا وكفالة وتكفل وأكفله إياه وكفله: ضمنه.
And he guaranteed the man, like daraba, nasara, karuma, and 'alima, kiflan, kufūlan, kafālah, and takaffala, and akfaluhu iyyāhu, and kafalahu: he guaranteed him.
والمكافل: المجاور المحالف، والمعاقد المعاهد.
And al-mukāfil: the allied neighbor, and the confederate bound by covenant.
واكتفل بكذا: ولاه كفله.
And he took on such-and-such: he entrusted its guarantee to himself.