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ءك ل

Root entry · 10 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the act of eating, consuming, and ingesting food. It extends to the concept of sustenance, what is eaten, and the means by which food is obtained or consumed. Figuratively, it can refer to consuming something unjustly or benefiting from a source.

Derived headwords

أَكَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to eatboth

    To take food into the body by swallowing or absorbing it.

  2. 2.
    to consumeboth

    To use up or expend something, often resources or time.

  3. 3.
    to devourclassical

    To eat something quickly and greedily.

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

    Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth.

  2. 2.
    place of eatingclassical

    A place where food is eaten or provided.

  3. 3.
    sustenanceboth

    Food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment.

الْأَكْلُnoun
  1. 1.
    eatingclassical

    The act of consuming food, specifically defined as conveying chewed food into the stomach.

الْآكِلِينَnoun
  1. 1.
    those who eatboth

    Plural of 'eater', referring to people who consume food.

  2. 2.
    those who consume unjustlyclassical

    Referring to people who consume or benefit from something in an unjust or wrongful manner.

يَأْكُلُونَهُverb
  1. 1.
    they eat itboth

    The present tense verb form indicating the action of eating by a group of males or a mixed group.

يَأْكُلُونَverb
  1. 1.
    they eatboth

    The present tense verb form indicating the action of eating by a group of males or a mixed group.

يُؤْكَلُverb
  1. 1.
    is eatenboth

    The passive voice, present tense verb form indicating that something is being consumed.

آكِلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    eatingboth

    One who eats; an eater.

أَكِيلٌadjective
  1. 1.
    eatenclassical

    Describing something that has been eaten or is edible.

  2. 2.
    edibleboth

    Fit or suitable to be eaten.

Parallel reading

الأكل: إيصال ما يمضغ إلى الجوف ممضوغا أولا
Eating: conveying what is chewed into the stomach, already chewed.
فليس اللبن والسويق مأكولا
So milk and gruel are not considered 'eaten' in this strict sense.
من الآكلين الماء ظلما فما أرى ... ينالون خيرا بعد أكلهم الماء
Among those who unjustly consume water, and I do not see... they attain any good after their consumption of water.
فإنما يريد قوما كانوا يبيعون الماء، فيشترون بثمنه ما يأكلونه
He only means people who used to sell water, and then buy with its price what they eat.
فاكتفى بذكر الماء الذي هو سبب المأكول عن ذكر المأكول
So he sufficed with mentioning the water, which is the cause of the food, instead of mentioning the food itself.
الأكل حقيقة: بلع الطعام بعد مضغه
Eating, in reality: swallowing food after chewing it.
قال: فبلع الحصاة ليس بأكل حقيقة
He said: So swallowing a pebble is not truly eating.