توكل

See also: تؤكل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Root
و ك ل (w k l)
7 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-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta.wak.ka.la/

Verb

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

to act or be appointed (as a legal representative, agent, etc.) [with فِي (fī) ‘in something’]
to rely, to depend [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘on someone’]
to trust, to have confidence [with عَلَى (ʕalā) ‘in someone’]
to be responsible for, to vouch for, to guarantee [with بِ (bi) ‘something’ and لِ (li) ‘to someone’]
to take charge [with بِ (bi) ‘of something’]
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
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	تَوَكَّلْتُ tawakkaltu	تَوَكَّلْتَ tawakkalta	تَوَكَّلَ tawakkala	تَوَكَّلْتُمَا tawakkaltumā	تَوَكَّلَا tawakkalā	تَوَكَّلْنَا tawakkalnā	تَوَكَّلْتُمْ tawakkaltum	تَوَكَّلُوا tawakkalū
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	تَوَكَّلْتُ tawakkaltu	تَوَكَّلْتِ tawakkalti	تَوَكَّلَتْ tawakkalat	تَوَكَّلْتُمَا tawakkaltumā	تَوَكَّلَتَا tawakkalatā	تَوَكَّلْنَا tawakkalnā	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
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	أَتَوَكَّلُ ʔatawakkalu	تَتَوَكَّلِينَ tatawakkalīna	تَتَوَكَّلُ tatawakkalu	تَتَوَكَّلَانِ tatawakkalāni	تَتَوَكَّلَانِ tatawakkalāni	نَتَوَكَّلُ natawakkalu	تَتَوَكَّلْنَ tatawakkalna	يَتَوَكَّلْنَ yatawakkalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَتَوَكَّلَ ʔatawakkala	تَتَوَكَّلَ tatawakkala	يَتَوَكَّلَ yatawakkala	تَتَوَكَّلَا tatawakkalā	يَتَوَكَّلَا yatawakkalā	نَتَوَكَّلَ natawakkala	تَتَوَكَّلُوا tatawakkalū	يَتَوَكَّلُوا yatawakkalū
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	أَتَوَكَّلَ ʔatawakkala	تَتَوَكَّلِي tatawakkalī	تَتَوَكَّلَ tatawakkala	تَتَوَكَّلَا tatawakkalā	تَتَوَكَّلَا tatawakkalā	نَتَوَكَّلَ natawakkala	تَتَوَكَّلْنَ tatawakkalna	يَتَوَكَّلْنَ yatawakkalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَتَوَكَّلْ ʔatawakkal	تَتَوَكَّلْ tatawakkal	يَتَوَكَّلْ yatawakkal	تَتَوَكَّلَا tatawakkalā	يَتَوَكَّلَا yatawakkalā	نَتَوَكَّلْ natawakkal	تَتَوَكَّلُوا tatawakkalū	يَتَوَكَّلُوا yatawakkalū
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	أَتَوَكَّلْ ʔatawakkal	تَتَوَكَّلِي tatawakkalī	تَتَوَكَّلْ tatawakkal	تَتَوَكَّلَا tatawakkalā	تَتَوَكَّلَا tatawakkalā	نَتَوَكَّلْ natawakkal	تَتَوَكَّلْنَ tatawakkalna	يَتَوَكَّلْنَ yatawakkalna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		تَوَكَّلْ tawakkal		تَوَكَّلَا tawakkalā			تَوَكَّلُوا tawakkalū
imperative الْأَمْر	f		تَوَكَّلِي tawakkalī		تَوَكَّلَا tawakkalā			تَوَكَّلْنَ tawakkalna

passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد			dual الْمُثَنَّى		plural الْجَمْع
		1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب	1^st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2^nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3^rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	تُوُكِّلَ tuwukkila	—	—	—	—	—
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُتَوَكَّلُ yutawakkalu	—	—	—	—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُتَوَكَّلَ yutawakkala	—	—	—	—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُتَوَكَّلْ yutawakkal	—	—	—	—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	f	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta.wak.kul/

Noun

تَوَكُّل • (tawakkul) m

verbal noun of تَوَكَّلَ (tawakkala) (form V)

Declension

Declension of noun **تَوَكُّل** (tawakkul)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	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