ك ف ل

Arabic

Root

ك ف ل • (k-f-l)

1. related to folding in half, to backing, to doubling, to take up a rear position or be at another's back, to have or to watch someone's back

Derived terms

Verbs

• Form I: كَفَلَ (kafala, “to take charge, to nurse, to rear”)
  • Active participle: كَافِل (kāfil)
  • Passive participle: مَكْفُول (makfūl)
• Form II: كَفَّلَ (kaffala, “to put in care”)
  • Verbal noun: تَكْفِيل (takfīl)
  • Active participle: مُكَفِّل (mukaffil)
  • Passive participle: مُكَفَّل (mukaffal)

Nouns

• كَفِيل (kafīl)
• كِفَالَة (kifāla)