No. 533 in Arabic

وكل

"وكل" means "to entrust" or "to assign."

In a sentence

وكل أحمد صديقه لإتمام المهمة.
Ahmad entrusted his friend to complete the task.
Here, the word 'وكل' is used as a verb meaning 'to entrust' or 'assign responsibility' for something to someone.
أحب الطعام الإيطالي مثل البيتزا وكل أنواع المعكرونة.
I love Italian food like pizza and all kinds of pasta.
In this sentence, 'وكل' is used as a conjunction meaning 'and/or' akin to 'as well as' indicating inclusion of types.
أعطى المدير الموظف توكيلاً للتصرف في الأمور.
The manager gave the employee a delegation to handle matters.
While the word 'وكل' is not directly in the sentence, its derivative 'توكيلاً' meaning 'delegation' represents the root concept of entrusting authority.

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