ܡܐܟܠ

Causitive stem of the verb ܐܵܟ݂ܹܠ (āḵēl, “to eat”); compare Arabic آكَلَ (ʔākala) and Hebrew הֶאֱכִיל (he'ekhíl).

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ܡܲܐܟ݂ܸܠ • (maˀḵil)

1. to feed

   ܟܹܐ ܡܲܐܟ݂ܠܲܚ ܠܗܘܿܢ ܝܲܪ̈ܩܹܐ ܗܲܕܵܡܵܝܹ̈ܐ.

   kē maˀḵlaḥ lhōn yarqē haddāmāyē.

   We feed them organic vegetables.

   • Proverbs 25:21:

     ܐܸܢ ܟܵܦܹܢ ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢܘܼܟ݂، ܡܲܐܟ݂ܸܠ ܠܹܗ ܠܲܚܡܵܐ؛ ܘܐܸܢ ܨܵܗܹܐ، ܡܲܫܬ‌ܝܼ ܠܹܗ ܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ؛.

     in kāpēn dižminōḵ, maˀḵil lēh laḥmā; w-in ṣāhē, mašt‌ī lēh mīyā;.

     If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat; And if he is thirsty, give him water to drink;

2. to be eatable, worthy of being eaten, give desire to eat

   ܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܐܟ݂ܠܵܐ

   hāḏē mēḵultā lā kē maˀḵlā

   This food isn’t worthy of being eaten

   (literally, “This food doesn’t feed.”)

• ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ (mēḵultā, “food, meal”)

• ܡܬܲܪܣܹܐ (mtarsē, “to nourish”)
• ܡܲܫܬܹܐ (maštē, “to give a drink”)