wakīl
representative, agent
وَكِيل
Word
Noun · pattern فَعِيلRoot
و ك لForms
- Plural
- وُكَلاء
In the library
ومنهم وكيل بيت المال قوام الدين بن مكين من أكابر الرجال.
The Travels, page 27 →From the same root
- وَكَلَtrust, put in charge
- وَكَّلَauthorize, empower, entrust
- واكَلَconfide in, trust
- أَوْكَلَentrust, assign
- تُكَلَةnot self-reliant
- تَواكَلَtrust each other, be noncommittal
- وِكالَةagency
- وِكالَةproxy
- تَوْكِيلappointing (representative), delegation of au...
- تَواكُلmutual confidence, indifference
Lane's Lexicon
Arabic–English, 1863–93 · 10 entries-
وَكَلَهُ إِلَى رَأْيِهِ Form I He left him to his opinion, or judgment
, 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. (Msb.) And كِلْنِى إِلَى كَذَا Leave thou me to manage such a thing. (TA.) ― -b2- وَكَلْتُهُ إِلَى دِينِهِ [I left him to his religion, not interfering with him therein]. (S, Msb, K, voce دَيَّنْتُهُ.) -
وَكَّلَهُ بِشَىْءٍ Form II He appointed him, or intrusted him, as his commissioned agent, factor, or deputy, with the management, or disposal,...
He appointed him, or intrusted him, as his commissioned agent, factor, or deputy, with the management, or disposal, of a thing. ― -b2- وَكَّلْتُ بِفُلَانٍ I associated a وَكِيل [or factor, &c.] with such a one. (T in art. بِ.) -
تَوَكَّلَ عَلَيْهِ Form V He relied upon him
, and عليه ↓ اِتَّكَلَ, He relied upon him; (S, Msb;) and confided in him: (Msb:) he submitted himself to him. (K.) ― -b2- تَوَكَّلَ بِالأَمْرِ He became responsible to him for the management of the affair. (TA.) ― -b3- تَوَكَّلَ لَهُ بِهِ He became responsible to him for it. (TA.) ― -b4- تَوَكَّلَ فِى أَمْرٍ He became وَكِيل in an affair. ― -b5- توكّل بِمَالِ أَحَدٍ He became administrator of one's property. -
تَوَاكَلَهُ Form VI He deserted him, or it: i. q
He deserted him, or it: i. q. تركته: see two exs. voce سَدِرٌ. -
إِوْتَكَلَ Form VIII Open entry
see 5. ― -b2- مُتَّكَلٌ is used as an inf. n. of اِتَّكَلَ. -
وَكَلٌ impotent man
and ↓ وُكَلَةٌ and ↓ تُكَلَةٌ An impotent man, (S, K,) who commits his affair to another. (S.) -
وُكَلَةٌ Open entry
: see وَكَلٌ -
تُكَلَةٌ Open entry
: see وَكَلٌ -
وَكِيلٌ A witness
A witness; syn. شَهِيدٌ. (Jel, ii. 66; and iv. 169.) ― -b2- A commissioned agent; a factor; a deputy. -
وَكَالَةٌ A factory
, for دَارُ الوَكَالَةِ, A factory: pl. وَكَايأِلُ.
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