Arabic

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Root
ك ف ل (k-f-l)

Etymology

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فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb كَفَلَ (kafala, to guarantee).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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كَفِيل (kafīlm (plural كُفَلاَء)

  1. guarantor, attestor, bailsman, avower, bondsman, surety

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Azerbaijani: kəfil
  • Kazakh: кепіл (kepıl)
  • Macedonian: ќефил (ḱefil)
  • Ottoman Turkish: كفیل (kefil)
  • Romanian: chefil
  • Uyghur: كېپىل (këpil)
  • Uzbek: kafil