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taḥwīl[inf. n. ii of حول 'to be changed, etc.], s.f. Altering, changing, transmuting; change, transfer; renovation; return; (in Astron.) passing of the sun, moon, or a planet from one sign to another; care, trust, charge; a deposit, revenue credit; cash, funds, capital; a treasury;—adv. In the charge (of, -ke):—taḥwīltaṣarruf, s.f. Misappropriation of a trust, embezzlement:—taḥwīl-dār, s.m. Cash-keeper, cashier, treasurer (esp. in a provincial treasury):—taḥwīl-dārī, s.f. The office of cashkeeper.
Origin: Arabic