ܐܟܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܟ ܠ (ˀ k l)
4 terms

From Aramaic אֲכַל (ʾăḵal), from Proto-Semitic *ʔakal-; compare Arabic أَكَلَ (ʔakala) and Hebrew אָכַל ('akhál).

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ɑːxeːl.]
• (Hertevin) IPA^(key): [ɑːħɪl.]
• (Urmia) IPA^(key): [ɑːxɪl.]

Verb

ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠ • (āḵēl) (present participle ܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠܵܐ (ḵālā), past participle ܐ݇ܟ݂ܝܼܠܵܐ (ḵīlā))

1. (transitive) to eat, to consume (food)

   ܐܸܢ ܟܵܦܢܹܬ، ܐ݇ܟ݂ܘܿܠ ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܠܲܚܡܵܐ.

   in kāpnēt, ḵōl ḥačā laḥmā.

   If you get hungry, eat a little bread.

   • Romans 14:23:

     ܐܝܼܢܵܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܐܝܼܬ݂ ܠܹܗ ܫܸܟܘܼܬܵ‌ܐ ܘܐܵܟ݂ܹܠ ܒܸܬ ܦܵܐܹܫ ܕܝܼܢܵܐ، ܡܸܛܠ ܠܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܒܹܐ݇ܟ݂ܵܠܵܐ ܒܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬܵ‌ܐ؛ ܟܠ ܡܸܢܕܝܼ ܕܠܹܐ ܝܠܹܗ ܡ̣ܢ ܗܲܝܡܵܢܘܼܬܵ‌ܐ ܚܛܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ ܝܠܹܗ.

     īnā awa d-īṯ lēh šikūtā‌ā w-āḵēl bit pāˀēš d-īnā, miṭṭul lē ìlēh bēḵālā bhaymānūtā‌ā; kul mindī dlē ìlēh min haymānūtā‌ā ḥṭīṯā ìlēh.

     But he who has doubt and eats is judged, because he is not eating from faith; for whatever is not from faith is sin.

2. (transitive) to itch (of the skin of a person)
3. to bite all over (of mosquitos and gnats)
4. to have permission to give admission, be able to be redeemed (of a ticket, paper, coupon, passport, etc.)
5. (with ܠܸܒܵܐ (libbā, “heart”)) to wear out through tireless, pointless, or annoying talk

   ܚܲܕ݇ܟ̰ܵܐ ܟ̰ܘܿܡ ܦܘܼܡܘܼܟ݂! ܟܸܡ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܸܬ ܠܹܗ ܠܸܒܝܼ!

   ḥačā čōm pummūḵ! kim āḵlit lēh libī!

   Shut up a little! You wore me out with your talk!

   (literally, “Close your mouth a little! You ate my heart!”)

6. (with ܬܸܒ݂ܢܵܐ (tiḇnā, “straw”)) to make a great mistake, screw up
7. to suffer from any sort of attack

   ܒܸܕ ܐܵܟ݂ܠܸܬ ܩܛܵܠܬܵܐ ― bid āḵlit qṭāltā ― You’re going to receive a beating.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠ (āḵēl)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܐ݇ܟ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܝܼ (ḵīl lī)	ܐ݇ܟ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂ (ḵīl lūḵ)	ܐ݇ܟ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܹܗ (ḵīl lēh)	ܐ݇ܟ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܲܢ (ḵīl lan)	ܐ݇ܟ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ (ḵīl lāwḵōn)	ܐ݇ܟ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ (ḵīl lhōn)
	f		ܐ݇ܟ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ (ḵīl lāḵ)	ܐ݇ܟ݂ܝܼܠ ܠܵܗ̇ (ḵīl lāh)
non-past	m	ܐܵܟ݂ܠܹܢ (āḵlēn)	ܐܵܟ݂ܠܹܬ (āḵlēt)	ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠ (āḵēl)	ܐܵܟ݂ܠܲܚ (āḵlaḥ)	ܐܵܟ݂ܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ (āḵlītōn)	ܐܵܟ݂ܠܝܼ (āḵlī)
	f	ܐܵܟ݂ܠܵܢ (āḵlān)	ܐܵܟ݂ܠܵܬܝ (āḵlāt)	ܐܵܟ݂ܠܵܐ (āḵlā)
imperative	m		ܐ݇ܟ݂ܘܿܠ (ḵōl)			ܐ݇ܟ݂ܘܿܠܘܼܢ (ḵōlūn)
	f		ܐ݇ܟ݂ܘܿܠܝ (ḵōl)

See also

• ܫܵܬܹܐ (šātē, “to drink”)

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔakal-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔekal]

Verb

ܐܟܠ • (ʾekal)

1. to eat

References

• “ˀkl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• Muraoka, Takamitsu (2005) Classical Syriac: A basic Grammar with a Chrestomathy‎^[1], Harrasowitz Verlag, page 10