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ءكل

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of eating, consuming food, and the sustenance derived from it. It also extends to the concept of a single instance of eating or a portion of food.

Derived headwords

أَكَلَverb
  1. 1.
    he ate the food (from the root naṣara)both

    he ate the food (from the root naṣara)

  2. 2.
    he made it wearyboth

    he made it weary

  3. 3.
    his camel became weary, and he became 'mukill', meaning he had relatives who were dependent on himboth

    his camel became weary, and he became 'mukill', meaning he had relatives who were dependent on him

أَكْلًاnoun
  1. 1.
    eatingboth

    The act or process of consuming food.

  2. 2.
    consumptionboth

    The act of consuming or using up something.

مَأْكَلًاnoun
  1. 1.
    foodboth

    Something that is eaten; sustenance.

  2. 2.
    place of eatingclassical

    A location where one eats or where food is consumed.

الأَكْلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    with fatḥa: one time until satisfiedboth

    with fatḥa: one time until satisfied

  2. 2.
    with ḍamma: one mouthfulboth

    with ḍamma: one mouthful

  3. 3.
    it is also a cake/loafboth

    it is also a cake/loaf

  4. 4.
    with kasra: the manner in which one eats, like the manner of sitting or kneelingboth

    with kasra: the manner in which one eats, like the manner of sitting or kneeling

Parallel reading

أكلت الطعام أكلا ومأكلا.
I ate the food, a meal and sustenance.
والأكلة: المرة الواحدة حتى تشبع.
And 'al-aklah' means the single instance until one is satisfied.
والاكلة باضم
And 'al-aklah' with a dammah.