ܡܐܟܠ

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

• (standard) IPA^(key): [maʔ.xɪl.]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [maːxɪl.]

ܡܲܐܟ݂ܸܠ • (maˀḵil) (present participle ܡܲܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܹܐ (maˀḵūlē), past participle ܡܘܼܐܟ݂ܠܵܐ (mūˀḵlā))

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 dižminūḵ, 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”)