Etymology

kafala

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Today it means: A form of Islamic adoption in which the child is not regarded as a true child of the adoptive parents. Full definition →

Arabic كَفَالَة
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  1. Arabic · borrowed fromكَفَالَة
  2. English todaykafala

Borrowed from Arabic كَفَالَة (kafāla).

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