أكل

See also: آكل‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.ka.la/
  • (file)

Verb

أَكَلَ • (ʔakala) I, non-past يَأْكُلُ‎‎ (yaʔkulu)

  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
Descendants
  • 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)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.ki.la/

Verb

أَكِلَ • (ʔakila) I, non-past يَأْكَلُ‎‎ (yaʔkalu)

  1. (intransitive) to erode
Conjugation

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔak.ka.la/

Verb

أَكَّلَ • (ʔakkala) II, non-past يُؤَكِّلُ‎‎ (yuʔakkilu)

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

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ʔakl/

Noun

أَكْل • (ʔakl) m

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

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ʔu.kul/
  • IPA(key): /ʔukl/

Noun

أُكُل or أُكْل • (ʔukul or ʔukl) m

  1. food
  2. fruit
Declension

References

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

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic أَكَلَ‎ (ʔakala).

Verb

أكل • (ʾakal) (perfect, imperfect ياكل‎ (yākul), verb form I)

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

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ء ك ل‎

Etymology 1

From Arabic أَكَلَ‎ (ʔakala).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔa.kal/, [ˈʔa.kal]
  • (file)

Verb

أكل • (ʔakal) (form 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.
Usage notes
  • 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).
Conjugation
    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

From Arabic أَكْل‎ (ʔakl).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

أكل • (ʔákil) m

  1. food
  2. eating
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