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Arabic dictionary

Dictionary Habib Anthony Salmone, An Advanced Learner's Arabic-English Dictionary (1889)

Entry كفل

كَفِلَ(n. ac. كَفَل) كَفُلَ(n. ac. كَفَاْلَة) a. see supra (b) كَفَّلَa. see I (a)b. Made surety, bail for; made answerable for. كَاْفَلَa. Made an agreement with. أَكْفَلَa. see II (b)b. Guaranteed; warranted. تَكَفَّلَ a. [La & Bi], Stood security, made himself responsible to .... for; warranted (thing). إِنْكَفَلَ a. [ coll. ], Was secured by bail. إِكْتَفَلَ a. [Bi], Placed behind. كِفْل (pl. أَكْفَاْل) a. Double. b. Part, portion. c. Bad horseman. d. Craven, coward. e. Impotency. f. Chance. g. see 4 كَفَل (pl. أَكْفَاْل) a. Crupper; rear. كَاْفِل (pl. كُفَّل) a. see 25 (a)b. Feeder; sustainer. c. [art.], God. كَفَاْلَةa. Security; bail; pledge. كَفِيْل (pl. كُفَلَآءُ) a. Surety, bail; guarantee (person). b. see 22tc. Equal, like. N. P. كَفڤلَ a. [Bi], Secured (debt). b. ['An], Guaranteed. N. Ag. كَاْفَلَa. Companion; ally, confederate. b. Neighbour.