ܐܟܠܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܟ ܠ (ˀ k l)
4 terms

Verbal noun of the verb ܐܵܟ݂ܸܠ (āḵil, “to eat”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): [ʔɪxaːlaː]
• (Nineveh Plains) IPA^(key): [ʔiːxaːla]

Noun

ܐܸܟ݂ܵܠܵܐ • (iḵālā) m (plural ܐܸܟ݂ܵܠܵܢܹ̈ܐ (iḵālānē))

1. (uncountable) food

   ܠܲܝܬ ܠܲܢ ܟܲܒܝܼܪܵܐ ܐܸܟ݂ܵܠܵܐ ܒܒܲܝܬܵܐ ― layt lan kabīrā iḵālā bbaytā ― We don’t have a lot of food at home.

2. type of food

   ܗ̇ܝ ܝܠܹܗ ܚܲܕ݇ ܐܸܟ݂ܵܠܵܐ ܡܵܪܹܐ ܛܲܥܡܵܐ! ― aya ìlēh ḥa iḵālā mārē ṭaˁmā! ― This is a type of food with great flavor!

Classical Syriac

Etymology 1

Compare Akkadian 𒄑𒃻𒄢 (akkullu [^GEŠNIG₂.GUL]).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔaxlɑ(ʔ)], [ʔakkɑlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔaxle(ʔ)], [ʔakkɑle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܟܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܟܠܐ)

1. hammer

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܟܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܟܠ		1st person	ܐܟܠܝ		ܐܟܠܢ
	construct	ܐܟܠ		2nd person	ܐܟܠܟ	ܐܟܠܟܝ	ܐܟܠܟܘܢ	ܐܟܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܟܠܐ		3rd person	ܐܟܠܗ	ܐܟܠܗ	ܐܟܠܗܘܢ	ܐܟܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܟܠܝܢ		1st person	ܐܟܠܝ		ܐܟܠܝܢ
	construct	ܐܟܠܝ		2nd person	ܐܟܠܝܟ	ܐܟܠܝܟܝ	ܐܟܠܝܟܘܢ	ܐܟܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܟܠܐ		3rd person	ܐܟܠܘܗܝ	ܐܟܠܝܗ	ܐܟܠܝܗܘܢ	ܐܟܠܝܗܝܢ

Derived terms

• ܐܟܠܘܢܐ (ʾaḵlōnāʾ)

Etymology 2

From the root ܐ-ܟ-ܠ (ʾ-k-l) related to eating. Compare Arabic آكِل (ʔākil) and Hebrew אֹכֵל (ʾōḵēl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʔɑxlɑ(ʔ)] (singular)
• IPA^(key): [ʔɑxle(ʔ)] (plural)

Noun

ܐܟܠܐ • (transliteration needed) m (plural ܐܟܠܐ)

1. eater
2. (by extension) worm, bookworm, weevil, cheese mite, maggot, moth

Inflection

Inflection of ܐܟܠܐ

	isolated forms			with possessive pronouns
	state	form		person	singular		plural
					m	f	m	f
singular	absolute	ܐܟܠ		1st person	ܐܟܠܝ		ܐܟܠܢ
	construct	ܐܟܠ		2nd person	ܐܟܠܟ	ܐܟܠܟܝ	ܐܟܠܟܘܢ	ܐܟܠܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܟܠܐ		3rd person	ܐܟܠܗ	ܐܟܠܗ	ܐܟܠܗܘܢ	ܐܟܠܗܝܢ
plural	absolute	ܐܟܠܝܢ		1st person	ܐܟܠܝ		ܐܟܠܝܢ
	construct	ܐܟܠܝ		2nd person	ܐܟܠܝܟ	ܐܟܠܝܟܝ	ܐܟܠܝܟܘܢ	ܐܟܠܝܟܝܢ
	emphatic	ܐܟܠܐ		3rd person	ܐܟܠܘܗܝ	ܐܟܠܝܗ	ܐܟܠܝܗܘܢ	ܐܟܠܝܗܝܢ

References

• “ˀkl”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–, retrieved 2013-08-14
• Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, p. 9a
• Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, pp. 15b, 16b
• Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana, Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, p. 42a