עיכול

Hebrew
Root
ע־כ־ל‎ (ʿ-k-l)

Alternative forms
  • עִכּוּל‎ (defective spelling)

Noun

עיכול / עִכּוּל • (ikúl) m (plural indefinite עיכולים \ עִכּוּלִים‎, singular construct עיכול / עִכּוּל־, plural construct עיכולי / עִכּוּלֵי־‎) [pattern: קִטּוּל]

  1. Digestion: the body's process of breaking down food.
    מערכת העיכול‎ — ma'arékhet ha'ikúl — the digestive system
  2. (עִכּוּל־‎, ikúl) Singular construct state form of עיכול / עִכּוּל‎‎.

References
  • “עיכול” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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