توكل

See also: تؤكل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
و ك ل (w k l)
6 terms

Compare وَكَلَ (wakala, “to trust, to rely on”). Appears to be related to Hebrew יכל (yakhól, “to be capable”). The definitions of both roots also appear to be conceptually related as trust is a product of perceived capability. From Proto-Semitic *wakal-.

Verb

تَوَكَّلَ • (tawakkala) V (non-past يَتَوَكَّلُ (yatawakkalu), verbal noun تَوَكُّل (tawakkul))

1. to act or be appointed (as a legal representative, agent, etc.) [with فِي (fī) ‘in something’]
2. to rely, to depend [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘on someone’]
3. to trust, to have confidence [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘in someone’]
4. to be responsible for, to vouch for, to guarantee [with بِ (bi) ‘something’ and لِ (li) ‘to someone’]
5. to take charge [with بِ (bi) ‘of something’]
6. to be entrusted [with بِ (bi) ‘with something’]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of تَوَكَّلَ (V, sound, impersonal passive, verbal noun تَوَكُّل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَوَكُّل tawakkul
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُتَوَكِّل mutawakkil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُتَوَكَّل mutawakkal
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَوَكَّلْتُ tawakkaltu	تَوَكَّلْتَ tawakkalta	تَوَكَّلَ tawakkala		تَوَكَّلْتُمَا tawakkaltumā	تَوَكَّلَا tawakkalā		تَوَكَّلْنَا tawakkalnā	تَوَكَّلْتُمْ tawakkaltum	تَوَكَّلُوا tawakkalū
	f		تَوَكَّلْتِ tawakkalti	تَوَكَّلَتْ tawakkalat			تَوَكَّلَتَا tawakkalatā			تَوَكَّلْتُنَّ tawakkaltunna	تَوَكَّلْنَ tawakkalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَتَوَكَّلُ ʔatawakkalu	تَتَوَكَّلُ tatawakkalu	يَتَوَكَّلُ yatawakkalu		تَتَوَكَّلَانِ tatawakkalāni	يَتَوَكَّلَانِ yatawakkalāni		نَتَوَكَّلُ natawakkalu	تَتَوَكَّلُونَ tatawakkalūna	يَتَوَكَّلُونَ yatawakkalūna
	f		تَتَوَكَّلِينَ tatawakkalīna	تَتَوَكَّلُ tatawakkalu			تَتَوَكَّلَانِ tatawakkalāni			تَتَوَكَّلْنَ tatawakkalna	يَتَوَكَّلْنَ yatawakkalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَوَكَّلَ ʔatawakkala	تَتَوَكَّلَ tatawakkala	يَتَوَكَّلَ yatawakkala		تَتَوَكَّلَا tatawakkalā	يَتَوَكَّلَا yatawakkalā		نَتَوَكَّلَ natawakkala	تَتَوَكَّلُوا tatawakkalū	يَتَوَكَّلُوا yatawakkalū
	f		تَتَوَكَّلِي tatawakkalī	تَتَوَكَّلَ tatawakkala			تَتَوَكَّلَا tatawakkalā			تَتَوَكَّلْنَ tatawakkalna	يَتَوَكَّلْنَ yatawakkalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَوَكَّلْ ʔatawakkal	تَتَوَكَّلْ tatawakkal	يَتَوَكَّلْ yatawakkal		تَتَوَكَّلَا tatawakkalā	يَتَوَكَّلَا yatawakkalā		نَتَوَكَّلْ natawakkal	تَتَوَكَّلُوا tatawakkalū	يَتَوَكَّلُوا yatawakkalū
	f		تَتَوَكَّلِي tatawakkalī	تَتَوَكَّلْ tatawakkal			تَتَوَكَّلَا tatawakkalā			تَتَوَكَّلْنَ tatawakkalna	يَتَوَكَّلْنَ yatawakkalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَوَكَّلْ tawakkal			تَوَكَّلَا tawakkalā				تَوَكَّلُوا tawakkalū
	f		تَوَكَّلِي tawakkalī							تَوَكَّلْنَ tawakkalna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	تُوُكِّلَ tuwukkila		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَوَكَّلُ yutawakkalu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَوَكَّلَ yutawakkala		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَوَكَّلْ yutawakkal		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Etymology 2

Noun

تَوَكُّل • (tawakkul) m

1. verbal noun of تَوَكَّلَ (tawakkala) (form V)

Declension

Declension of noun تَوَكُّل (tawakkul)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	تَوَكُّل tawakkul	التَّوَكُّل at-tawakkul	تَوَكُّل tawakkul
Nominative	تَوَكُّلٌ tawakkulun	التَّوَكُّلُ at-tawakkulu	تَوَكُّلُ tawakkulu
Accusative	تَوَكُّلًا tawakkulan	التَّوَكُّلَ at-tawakkula	تَوَكُّلَ tawakkula
Genitive	تَوَكُّلٍ tawakkulin	التَّوَكُّلِ at-tawakkuli	تَوَكُّلِ tawakkuli

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: təvəkkül
• → Kazakh: тәуекел (täuekel)
• → Persian: توکل
• → Ottoman Turkish: توكل (tevekkül)
  • → Turkish: tevekkül
• → Uyghur: تەۋەككۈل (tewekkül)
• → Uzbek: tavakkal

References

• Haywood, J.A., Nahmad, H.M. (1965) “توكل”, in A new Arabic grammar, 2^nd edition, London: Lund Humphries, →ISBN
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “وكل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen