اكل

مَأْكُولٌ ذ : see أَكِيلٌ: ― -b2- and أُكُلٌ: ― -b3- and أَكِيلَةٌ. ― -b4- (assumed tropical:) The subjects of a king. (Z, K, TA.) Hence the trad., مَأْكُولٌ حِمْيَرَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ اآكِلِهَا (tropical:) The subjects of Himyer are better than their king, or ruler. (Z, TA.)