كَفَلَ (kafala)to guarantee

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb كَفَلَ (kafala) — “to guarantee”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation (1): كَفَلَ يَكْفُلُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
كَفَلَ kafalaيَكْفُلُ yakfuluاُكْفُلْ aukfulكَفَالَةٌ kafaālaaun

Conjugation (2): كَفَّلَ يُكَفِّلُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
كَفَّلَ kafaalaيُكَفِّلُ yukafiiluكَفِّلْ kafiilتَكْفِيل takfīl

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to guarantee

    • كَفَلَ المُجْتَمَعُ حُقُوقَ الأَطْفَالِ.Society guaranteed the rights of children.
    • لَمْ تُكَفِّلِ الدَّوْلَةُ لِلمُوَاطِنِينَ حُرِّيَّةَ التَّعْبِيرِ.The state did not guarantee citizens freedom of expression.
    • كَفَلَ الضَّامِنُ سَدَادَ الدَّيْنِ بِشَكْلٍ قَانُونِيٍّ.The guarantor legally guaranteed the repayment of the debt.
  2. 2. to sponsor

    • كَفَلَ الأَبُ أُسْرَةَ ابْنِهِ.The father sponsored his son's family.
    • تَتَكَفَّلُ الجَمْعِيَّةُ بِرِعَايَةِ الأَيْتَامِ.The association sponsors the care of orphans.
    • أَلَمْ يُكَفِّلِ الجَارُ أُسْرَةَ زَمِيلِهِ بَعْدَ وَفَاتِهِ؟Didn't the neighbor sponsor his colleague's family after his death?
  3. 3. to entrust

    • كَفَلَ الْأَبُ ابْنَهُ بِرِعَايَةِ الْمَاشِيَةِ.The father entrusted his son with the care of the livestock.
    • كَفَلَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ مَشْرُوعًا جَدِيدًا لِمُهَنْدِسٍ شَابٍّ.The company entrusted a new project to a young engineer.
    • كَفَلَ الْمُدِيرُ الْمُسَاعِدَ بِمَهَامِّ إِدَارَةِ الْمَكْتَبِ.The manager entrusted the assistant with the tasks of office administration.
  4. 4. to put in charge of

    • كَفَّلَ الْأَبُ ابْنَهُ بِإِدَارَةِ شُؤُونِ الْمَنْزِلِ.The father put his son in charge of managing the house affairs.
    • يُكَفِّلُ الْمُدِيرُ مُسَاعِدَهُ بِتَنْظِيمِ الِاجْتِمَاعَاتِ.The manager puts his assistant in charge of organizing the meetings.
    • كَفِّلْ أَخَاكَ بِهَذِهِ الْمَهَمَّةِ الصَّعْبَةِ.Put your brother in charge of this difficult task.
  5. 5. to support

    • كَفَلَ الرَّجُلُ أُسْرَتَهُ بَعْدَ وَفَاةِ أَخِيهِ.The man supported his family after the death of his brother.
    • تَكَفَّلَتِ الشَّرِكَةُ بِمَصَارِيفِ تَعْلِيمِ الْمُوَظَّفِينَ.The company undertook the expenses of the employees' education.
    • يَجِبُ أَنْ نَكْفُلَ حُقُوقَ الْعُمَّالِ فِي كُلِّ الظُّرُوفِ.We must guarantee the rights of workers in all circumstances.
  6. 6. to take care of

    • كَفَلَ الرَّجُلُ اليَتِيمَ.The man took care of the orphan.
    • كَفَلَتِ الجَدَّةُ أَحْفَادَهَا بِحُبٍّ كَبِيرٍ.The grandmother took care of her grandchildren with great love.
    • أَلَمْ تَكْفُلِ الدَّوْلَةُ المُوَاطِنِينَ عِنْدَ الحَوَادِثِ؟Doesn't the state take care of citizens during accidents?
  7. 7. to take charge of

    • كَفَلَ الْأَبُ أُسْرَتَهُ بِالرِّعَايَةِ وَالْحُبِّ.The father took charge of his family with care and love.
    • يَكْفُلُ الْقَانُونُ حُقُوقَ الْمُوَاطِنِينَ.The law takes charge of citizens' rights.
    • كَفَلَتِ الدَّوْلَةُ رِعَايَةَ الْأَيْتَامِ.The state took charge of the care of orphans.

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