كفل

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Arabic

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Root
ك ف ل (k f l)
3 terms

Verb

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كَفَلَ (kafala) I (non-past يَكْفُلُ (yakfulu), verbal noun كَفْل (kafl) or كُفُول (kufūl))

  1. to take charge
  2. to nurse, to rear, to feed
  3. to guarantee, to back, to make oneself responsible for
  4. to assume a role or position, to take place of, to stand in as a double or back up

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Verb

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كَفَّلَ (kaffala) II (non-past يُكَفِّلُ (yukaffilu), verbal noun تَكْفِيل (takfīl))

  1. to put in care
  2. to declare or appoint something as surety or backing

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