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tawkīl

appointing (representative), delegation of authority

تَوْكِيل

Word

Noun · pattern تَفْعِيل

Root

و ك ل

In the library

بَاب اسْتِحْبَابِ الضَّحِيَّةِ وَذَبْحِهَا مُبَاشَرَةً بِلَا تَوْكِيلٍ وَالتَّسْمِيَةِ وَالتَّكْبِيرِ

Sahih Muslim, page 4667 →

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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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