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Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to securing or confirming a debt or claim, often through the use of witnesses or a binding agreement. It also encompasses the concept of a tie or binding.

Derived headwords

أَكَىverb
  1. 1.
    to secure a debtclassical

    To make sure of or confirm a claim against a debtor, especially by having witnesses.

كَرمَىverb
  1. 1.
    to secure a debtclassical

    To make sure of or confirm a claim against a debtor, especially by having witnesses.

الإِكَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    securityclassical

    The act of securing or confirming a debt or claim.

  2. 2.
    tieclassical

    A binding or tie, similar to a knot or a fastening.

الوَكَاءnoun
  1. 1.
    tieboth

    A tie, knot, or binding used to secure something.

Parallel reading

أكَى من غريمه بالشهود
He secured his debtor with witnesses.
كَرمَى من غريمه بالشهود
He secured his debtor with witnesses.
الإكاء: الوكاء
Al-ikā': Al-wikā'.