Classical Arabic - English Dictionary

by Edward William Lane (1801-1876)

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وكف وكل وكن


1. ⇒ وكل

وَكَلَهُ إِلَى رَأْيِهِ, inf. n. وَكْلٌ and وُكُولٌ, He left him to his opinion, or judgment. (TA.) And وَكَلْتُهُ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ, aor. يَكِلُ, inf. n. وُكُولٌ, [I left him to himself;] I did not manage his affair, nor aid him. (Mṣb.) And كِلْنِى إِلَى كَذَا Leave thou me to manage such a thing. (TA.)

Root: وكل - Entry: 1. Signification: A2

وَكَلْتُهُ إِلَى دِينِهِ [I left him to his religion, not interfering with him therein]. (Ṣ, Mṣb, Ḳ, voce دَيَّنْتُهُ.)


2. ⇒ وكّل

وَكَّلَهُ بِشَىْءٍ He appointed him, or intrusted him, as his commissioned agent, factor, or deputy, with the management, or disposal, of a thing.

Root: وكل - Entry: 2. Signification: A2

وَكَّلْتُ بِفُلَانٍ I associated a وَكِيل [or factor,, &c.] with such a one. (T in art. بِ.)


5. ⇒ توكّل

تَوَكَّلَ عَلَيْهِ, andاِتَّكَلَ↓ عليه, He relied upon him; (Ṣ, Mṣb;) and confided in him: (Mṣb:) he submitted himself to him. (Ḳ.)

Root: وكل - Entry: 5. Signification: A2

تَوَكَّلَ بِالأَمْرِ He became responsible to him for the management of the affair. (TA.)

Root: وكل - Entry: 5. Signification: A3

تَوَكَّلَ لَهُ بِهِ He became responsible to him for it. (TA.)

Root: وكل - Entry: 5. Signification: A4

تَوَكَّلَ فِى أَمْرٍ He became وَكِيل in an affair.

Root: وكل - Entry: 5. Signification: A5

توكّل بِمَالِ أَحَدٍ He became administrator of one's property.


6. ⇒ تواكل

تَوَاكَلَهُ He deserted him, or it: i. q. تركته: see two exs. voce سَدِرٌ.


8. ⇒ اوتكلاتّكل

إِوْتَكَلَ see 5.

Root: وكل - Entry: 8. Signification: A2

وَكَلٌ

وَكَلٌ andوُكَلَةٌ↓ andتُكَلَةٌ↓ An impotent man, (Ṣ, Ḳ,) who commits his affair to another. (Ṣ.)


وُكَلَةٌ

وُكَلَةٌ: see وَكَلٌ


تُكَلَةٌ

تُكَلَةٌ: see وَكَلٌ


وَكِيلٌ

وَكِيلٌ A witness; syn. شَهِيدٌ. (Jel, ii. 66; and iv. 169.)

Root: وكل - Entry: وَكِيلٌ Signification: A2

A commissioned agent; a factor; a deputy.


وَكَالَةٌ

وَكَالَةٌ, for دَارُ الوَكَالَةِ, A factory: pl. وَكَائِلُ.


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