أكل

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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)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) to erode
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

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

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

Etymology 4

Pronunciation 1

Noun

أَكْل (ʔaklm

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

Pronunciation 2

Noun

أُكُل or أُكْل (ʔukul or ʔuklm

  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 (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

Root
ء ك ل
1 term

Etymology 1

From Arabic أَكَلَ (ʔakala).

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. to eat
Conjugation
    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

From Arabic أَكَّلَ (ʔakkala).

Pronunciation

Verb

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

  1. to eat
Conjugation
    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

From Arabic أَكْل (ʔakl).

Pronunciation

Noun

أكل (ʔakilm (construct state أَكْل (ʔakl))

  1. food
  2. eating

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ء ك ل
6 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic أَكَلَ (ʔakala).

Pronunciation

Verb

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.
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

Noun

أكل (ʔákilm

  1. food
  2. eating