وكل

Root entry · 21 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concepts of entrusting, delegating, and reliance. It extends to meanings of helplessness, weakness, and abandonment, often in the context of relying on or being left to someone or something else.

Derived headwords

وَكَلَverb

1.
to entrustboth
To delegate a matter or responsibility to someone, to commit something to their care.
2.
to surrenderboth
To surrender oneself to someone or something, to submit to their will or authority.

تَوَكَّلَverb

1.
to rely onboth
To place one's trust and reliance on someone or something, especially God.
2.
to surrenderboth
To surrender oneself to someone, to submit to their authority.

توكل على الله — Rely on God

أَوْكَلَverb

1.
to entrustboth
To delegate a matter or responsibility to someone, to commit something to their care.

اتَّكَلَverb

1.
to rely onboth
To depend on someone or something for support or help.
2.
to surrenderboth
To surrender oneself to someone or something, to submit to their will.

وَكْلnoun

1.
entrustmentboth
The act of entrusting or delegating a matter or responsibility.
2.
submissionclassical
The state of surrendering oneself to another's will.

وَكُولnoun

1.
entrustmentboth
The act of entrusting or delegating a matter or responsibility.

وَكالةnoun

1.
agencyboth
The state or position of being an agent or representative; a legal authorization to act on behalf of another.
2.
entrustmentboth
The act of entrusting or delegating a matter.

وَكِيلnoun

1.
agentboth
A person authorized to act on behalf of another; a representative.
2.
guardianboth
One who is entrusted with the care or management of someone or something.
3.
attorneyboth
A legal representative.

مُوَكِّلnoun

1.
principalboth
A person who authorizes another to act as an agent.
2.
mountainclassical
A mountain, or a fortress.
3.
horseclassical
A swift horse belonging to Rabi'ah bin Ghazalah Al-Sukwi.

تَوْكِيلnoun

1.
delegationboth
The act of delegating authority or responsibility to someone else.
2.
authorizationboth
The act of granting authority or power to someone.

وَكِلadjective

1.
helplessboth
Lacking strength or ability; incapable.
2.
weakboth
Lacking physical or mental strength.

وَكَلَةadjective

1.
helplessboth
Lacking strength or ability; incapable.

تَكِلَةadjective

1.
helplessboth
Lacking strength or ability; incapable.

مُتَوَكِّلname

1.
poetclassical
A name of several poets, including Al-Ajali, Ibn Abdullah bin Nahshal, and Ibn Ayad.
2.
Caliphclassical
A name of a Caliph, Ja'far bin Muhammad.
3.
hadith narratorclassical
A name of a hadith narrator, Abu Al-Mutawakkil Al-Naji.

تَوَكُّلnoun

1.
relianceboth
The act of depending on someone or something for support or help.
2.
helplessnessboth
The state of showing inability or weakness.

تَكَلّانnoun

1.
relianceclassical
The act of depending on someone or something for support or help.
2.
helplessnessclassical
The state of showing inability or weakness.

تَوَاكَلَverb

1.
to rely on each otherboth
To depend on one another for support or help.
2.
to abandon each otherclassical
To forsake or neglect one another.

مُوَاكَلَةnoun

1.
mutual relianceboth
The act of depending on each other for support.

وَكَلَ الدابةverb

1.
to move poorlyclassical
Said of a beast of burden when it travels badly or with difficulty.

وَكَلَتْverb

1.
to falterclassical
To become weak or weary.

سِدْرٌ تَوَاكِلُ القَوَائِمِother

1.
legless sidrclassical
A type of sidr (lote tree) that has no branches or legs.

Parallel reading

وكل بالله يكل وتوكل على الله وأوكل واتكل: استسلم إليه.

He entrusted himself to God, relying on God, and delegated and depended on God: he surrendered to Him.

ووكل إليه الأمر وكلا ووكولا: سلمه وتركه.

And he entrusted the matter to him, delegating and leaving it to him.

ورجل وكل، محركة، ووكلة وتكلة، كهمزة، ومواكل: عاجز.

And a man who is 'wukil' (with vowel on 'waw'), 'wuklah', and 'tukilah' (like 'humazah'), and 'muwākil': is helpless.

واكلت الدابة وكالا: أساءت السير.

And the beast of burden moved badly ('wākālan'): it traveled poorly.

ووكلت: فترت.

And she became weak ('wukilat'): she faltered.

وتواكلوا مواكلة ووكالا: اتكل بعضهم على بعض.

And they relied on each other ('tawākalū' 'muwākalatan' and 'wukālan'): some of them depended on others.

والوكيل: م، وقد يكون للجمع والأنثى.

And 'Al-Wakīl' is singular, and it can be for the plural and feminine.

وقد وكله توكيلا، والاسم: الوكالة، ويكسر.

And he delegated to him ('wakkalahu') a delegation ('tawkīlan'), and the noun is 'Al-Wakālah', and it can be with a kasra.

وموكل، كمقعد: جبل، أو حصن، وفرس ربيعة بن غزالة السكوي.

And 'Muwakkal', like 'maq'ad': is a mountain, or a fortress, or the horse of Rabi'ah bin Ghazalah Al-Sukwi.

والتوكل: إظهار العجز، والاعتماد على الغير، والاسم: التكلان.

And 'Al-Tawakkul': is showing helplessness, and relying on others, and the noun is 'Al-Takalān'.

والمتوكل العجلي، وابن عبد الله بن نهشل، وابن عياض: شعراء.

And Al-Mutawakkil Al-'Ajali, and Ibn Abdullah bin Nahshal, and Ibn Ayad: were poets.

والمتوكل جعفر بن محمد: من الخلفاء.

And Al-Mutawakkil Ja'far bin Muhammad: was among the Caliphs.

وأبو المتوكل الناجي: محدث.

And Abu Al-Mutawakkil Al-Naji: was a hadith narrator.

وتواكله الناس: تركوه.

And people abandoned him ('tawākalūhu'): they left him.

وسدر تواكلة القوائم: لا قوائم له.

And 'sidr tawākil al-qawā'im': it has no legs.