See also: آكل

Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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From Proto-Semitic *ʔakal- (root ء ك ل (ʔ-k-l)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔa.ka.la/
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Verb

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أَكَلَ (ʔakala) I (non-past يَأْكُلُ (yaʔkulu), verbal noun أَكْل (ʔakl) or مَأْكَل (maʔkal))

  1. (transitive) to eat, to consume (food)
  2. (transitive) to consume (resources, money, and so on) (envisioned as a form of eating)
  3. (transitive, of an erosive, decaying, or combustive agent such as fire, insects, or rust) to gnaw, to eat away, to abrade, to corrode, to erode; to destroy
Conjugation
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Descendants
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  • Egyptian Arabic: أكل (ʔakal)
  • Gulf Arabic: كلى (kila, kala), كَلَا (kila, kala)
  • Maltese: kiel
  • Moroccan Arabic: كال (kāl), كلى (klā)
  • South Levantine Arabic: أكل (ʔakal)

Etymology 1.2

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أَكِلَ (ʔakila) I (non-past يَأْكَلُ (yaʔkalu), verbal noun أَكَل (ʔakal))

  1. (intransitive) to erode
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Etymology 1.3

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أَكَّلَ (ʔakkala) II (non-past يُؤَكِّلُ (yuʔakkilu), verbal noun تَأْكِيل (taʔkīl))

  1. (ditransitive) to give (something) to eat, to feed
    Synonym: أَطْعَمَ (ʔaṭʕama)
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Etymology 1.4

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Noun

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أَكْل (ʔaklm

  1. verbal noun of أَكَلَ (ʔakala) (form I)
  2. food
    Synonym: طَعَام (ṭaʕām)
    1. meal, repast
    2. fodder, feed
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Etymology 1.5

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Noun

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أُكُل or أُكْل (ʔukul or ʔuklm

  1. food
  2. fruit
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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “ءكل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology

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Root
ك ل ل (k l l)
4 terms

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ʔa.kal.la/

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أَكَلَّ (ʔakalla) IV (non-past يُكِلُّ (yukillu), verbal noun إِكْلَال (ʔiklāl))

  1. to tire out, to weary, to fatigue
  2. to harass, to torment
  3. to dim (one's glance)
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Egyptian Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic أَكَلَ (ʔakala).

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أكل (ʔakal) I (non-past ياكل (yākul))

  1. (transitive) to eat
    1. (transitive, sometimes humorous) to eat at, to vex, to irritate
    2. (transitive) to irritate the skin of

Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ء ك ل
1 term

Etymology 1

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From Arabic أَكَلَ (ʔakala).

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Verb

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أَكَل (ʔakal) I (non-past ياكل (yākul))

  1. to eat
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    Conjugation of أكل (ʔakal)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m أكلت (ʔakalt) أكلت (ʔakalt) أكل (ʔakal) أكلنا (ʔakalna) أكلتوا (ʔakaltu) أكلوا (ʔakalu)
f أكلتي (ʔakalti) أكلت (ʔakalat)
non-past m آكل (ʔākul) تاكل (tākul) ياكل (yākul) ناكل (nākul) تاكلوا (tāklu) ياكلوا (yāklu)
f تاكلي (tākli) تاكل (tākul)
imperative m كل (kul) كلوا (kulu)
f كلي (kuli)

Etymology 2

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From Arabic أَكَّلَ (ʔakkala).

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أَكَّل (ʔakkal) II (non-past يِأَكِّل (yiʔakkil))

  1. to eat
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    Conjugation of أكل (ʔakkal)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m أكلت (ʔakkalt) أكلت (ʔakkalt) أكل (ʔakkal) أكلنا (ʔakkalna) أكلتوا (ʔakkaltu) أكلوا (ʔakkalu)
f أكلتي (ʔakkalti) أكلت (ʔakkalat)
non-past m أأكل (ʔaʔakkil) تأكل (tiʔakkil) يأكل (yiʔakkil) نأكل (niʔakkil) تأكلوا (tiʔakkilu) يأكلوا (yiʔakkilu)
f تأكلي (tiʔakkili) تأكل (tiʔakkil)
imperative m أكل (ʔakkil) أكلوا (ʔakkilu)
f أكلي (ʔakkili)

Etymology 3

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From Arabic أَكْل (ʔakl).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔa.kil/, [ʔa.kɪl]

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أكل (ʔakilm (construct state أَكْل (ʔakl))

  1. food
  2. eating

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ء ك ل
6 terms

Etymology 1

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From Arabic أَكَلَ (ʔakala).

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Verb

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أكل (ʔakal) I (present بياكل (byākol) or بوكل (bōkel), active participle ماكل (mākel))

  1. to eat
    لقیت الفار ماكل الجبنة.
    laʔēt il-fār mākel il-jibne
    I found the mouse had eaten the cheese.
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  • بياكل (byākol) is more widely understood, as it is also used in North Levantine and Egyptian dialects, while بوكل (bōkel) is typically South Levantine. This feature is shared with the verb أخد (ʔaḵad).
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    Conjugation of أكل (ʔakal), present: بياكل (byākol)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m أكلت (ʔakalt) أكلت (ʔakalt) أكل (ʔakal) أكلنا (ʔakalna) أكلتو (ʔakaltu) أكلو (ʔakalu)
f أكلتي (ʔakalti) أكلت (ʔaklat)
present m باكل (bākol) بتاكل (btākol) بياكل (byākol) مناكل (mnākol) بتاكلو (btāklu) بياكلو (byāklu)
f بتاكلي (btākli) بتاكل (btākol)
subjunctive m آكل (ākol) تاكل (tākol) ياكل (yākol) ناكل (nākol) تاكلو (tāklu) ياكلو (yāklu)
f تاكلي (tākli) تاكل (tākol)
imperative m كل (kol) كلو (kolu)
f كلي (koli)
    Conjugation of أكل (ʔakal), present: بوكل (bōkel)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m أكلت (ʔakalt) أكلت (ʔakalt) أكل (ʔakal) أكلنا (ʔakalna) أكلتو (ʔakaltu) أكلو (ʔakalu)
f أكلتي (ʔakalti) أكلت (ʔaklat)
present m بوكل (bōkel) بتوكل (btōkel) بوكل (bōkel) منوكل (mnōkel) بتوكلو (btōklu) بوكلو (bōklu)
f بتوكلي (btōkli) بتوكل (btōkel)
subjunctive m اوكل (ōkel) توكل (tōkel) يوكل (yōkel) نوكل (nōkel) توكلو (tōklu) يوكلو (yōklu)
f توكلي (tōkli) توكل (tōkel)
imperative m كل (kol) كلو (kolu)
f كلي (koli)

Etymology 2

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From Arabic أَكْل (ʔakl).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔakl/, [ˈʔa.k(ɪ)l]
  • Audio (Bethlehem):(file)

Noun

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أكل (ʔákilm

  1. food
  2. eating