ܐܟܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܟ ܠ (ˀ k l)
4 terms

Verbal noun of the verb ܐܵܟ݂ܸܠ (āḵil, “to eat”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪxaːlaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔiːxaːla]

Verb

ܐܸܟ݂ܵܠܵܐ • (iḵālā) m (plural ܐܸܟ݂ܵܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (iḵālānē))

1. (uncountable) food

   ܠܲܝܬ ܠܲܢ ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ ܐܸܟ݂ܵܠܵܐ ܒܒܲܝܬܵܐ ― layt lan kabīrā iḵālā bbaytā ― We don’t have a lot of food at home.

2. type of food

   ܗ̇ܝ ܝܠܹܗ ܚܲܕ݇ ܐܸܟ݂ܵܠܵܐ ܡܵܪܹܐ ܛܲܥܡܵܐ! ― aya ìlēh ḥa iḵālā mārē ṭaˁmā! ― This is a type of food with great flavor!

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Akkadian 𒄑𒃻𒄢 (akkullu [^GEŠNIG₂.GUL]).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔaxlɑ(ʔ)], [ʔakkɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔaxle(ʔ)], [ʔakkɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܟܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܟܠܐ)

1. hammer

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܟܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܟܠ	ܐܟܠܝܢ
construct	ܐܟܠ	ܐܟܠܝ
emphatic	ܐܟܠܐ	ܐܟܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܟܠܝ	ܐܟܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܟܠܟ	ܐܟܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܟܠܟܝ	ܐܟܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܟܠܗ	ܐܟܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܟܠܗ	ܐܟܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܟܠܢ	ܐܟܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܟܠܟܘܢ	ܐܟܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܟܠܟܝܢ	ܐܟܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܟܠܗܘܢ	ܐܟܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܟܠܗܝܢ	ܐܟܠܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܟܠܘܢܐ (ʾaḵlōnāʾ)

Etymology 2

From the root ܐ-ܟ-ܠ (ʾ-k-l) related to eating. Compare Arabic آكِل (ʔākil) and Hebrew אֹכֵל (ʾōḵēl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɑxlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɑxle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܟܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܟܠܐ)

1. eater
2. (by extension) worm, bookworm, weevil, cheese mite, maggot, moth

Inflection

    inflection of ܐܟܠܐ

state	singular	plural
absolute	ܐܟܠ	ܐܟܠܝܢ
construct	ܐܟܠ	ܐܟܠܝ
emphatic	ܐܟܠܐ	ܐܟܠܐ
possessive forms
1st c. sg. (my)	ܐܟܠܝ	ܐܟܠܝ
2nd m. sg. (your)	ܐܟܠܟ	ܐܟܠܝܟ
2nd f. sg. (your)	ܐܟܠܟܝ	ܐܟܠܝܟܝ
3rd m. sg. (his)	ܐܟܠܗ	ܐܟܠܘܗܝ
3rd f. sg. (her)	ܐܟܠܗ	ܐܟܠܝܗ
1st c. pl. (our)	ܐܟܠܢ	ܐܟܠܝܢ
2nd m. pl. (your)	ܐܟܠܟܘܢ	ܐܟܠܝܟܘܢ
2nd f. pl. (your)	ܐܟܠܟܝܢ	ܐܟܠܝܟܝܢ
3rd m. pl. (their)	ܐܟܠܗܘܢ	ܐܟܠܝܗܘܢ
3rd f. pl. (their)	ܐܟܠܗܝܢ	ܐܟܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀkl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-08-14
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 9a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 15b, 16b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 42a