kāfala

conclude an agreement with, make a contract with

كافَلَ

Word

Verb · Form III

Root

ك ف ل

Forms

Present: يُكافِلُ

Conjugation

Person	Past	Present	Command
he هُوَ	كافَلَ	يُكافِلُ	—
she هِيَ	كافَلَت	تُكافِلُ	—
they two (m.) هُما	كافَلا	يُكافِلانِ	—
they two (f.) هُما	كافَلَتا	تُكافِلانِ	—
they (m.) هُمْ	كافَلُوا	يُكافِلُونَ	—
they (f.) هُنَّ	كافَلْنَ	يُكافِلْنَ	—
you (m.) أَنْتَ	كافَلْتَ	تُكافِلُ	كافِلْ
you (f.) أَنْتِ	كافَلْتِ	تُكافِلِينَ	كافِلِي
you two أَنْتُما	كافَلْتُما	تُكافِلانِ	كافِلَا
you (m. pl.) أَنْتُمْ	كافَلْتُم	تُكافِلُونَ	كافِلُوا
you (f. pl.) أَنْتُنَّ	كافَلْتُنَّ	تُكافِلْنَ	كافِلْنَ
I أَنا	كافَلْتُ	أُكافِلُ	—
we نَحْنُ	كافَلْنا	نُكافِلُ	—

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Lane's Lexicon

Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 6 entries

كَفَلَ بَالمَالِ Form I He was, or became, responsible, answerable, accountable, amenable, surety, or guarantee, for the property

He was, or became, responsible, answerable, accountable, amenable, surety, or guarantee, for the property (Msb) owed by another person: (IbrD:) [it may be rendered he guaranteed the property. See مَكْفُولٌ]. ― -b2- كَفَلَ بَالنَّفْسِ He was, or became, responsible, answerable, amenable, or surety, for another person, (Msb,) i. e., for the latter's appearance, or presence, to answer a suit. (IbrD.)
كَفَلٌ hinder part, posteriors, buttocks, or rump

The عَجُز [or hinder part, posteriors, buttocks, or rump]: (Msb, K:) or the رِدْف [or hindermost part] thereof: or the [part called] قَطَن. (K.)
كَفِيلٌ responsible, answerable, amenable, or a sponsor or surety

One who is responsible, answerable, amenable, or a sponsor or surety. (S, K, &c.)
كَفَالَةٌ Responsibility; answerableness; amenability; or suretiship

Responsibility; answerableness; amenability; or suretiship; (S, Mgh, Msb, K;) the conjoining of one responsibility (ذِمَّة) to another, [i. e., the conjoining one's own responsibility to that of another person,] with respect to the right of suit, [so that one person becomes liable to be sued for that which another owes]; (Mgh;) i. q. ضَمَانٌ. (S, &c.)
مِكْفَالٌ large in the كَفَل

A woman large in the كَفَل [or hinder part, or posteriors]. (TA in art. ثقل.)
مَكْفُولٌ Guaranteed, or pledged

app. signifies Guaranteed, or pledged: for, accord. to IKtt, as is said in the Msb, you say كَفَلْتُ المَالَ as well as كَفَلْتُ بِالمَالِ; meaning I took upon myself the property; became responsible, or answerable, for it; [or I guaranteed it:] or مَكْفُولٌ is better rendered ensured by an acknowledgment of responsibility for it: see an ex. voce مَرْهُونٌ.

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