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تکلیف · تَكْلِيف — homework; duty, obligation

Shifted meaningCertainnoun · Learning · everyday

Same word, but the meaning has moved. Overlaps, with a twist.

Arabic

تَكْلِيف
taklīf

/takliːf/

In Arabic

charging someone with a task, assignment; (plural takālīf) costs

Arabic says: وَاجِب wājib

Persian

تکلیف
taklif

/tæklif/

In Persian

homework; duty, obligation

Root
ك ل ف

Note. School homework in Arabic is wājib; taklīf is an assignment or charge, and takālīf are costs.

Sources: Dehkhoda · Moʻin · Wehr