ܡܐܟܠ

ܡܐܟܠ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

Etymology

Root
ܐ ܟ ܠ‎ (ʾ k l)
3 terms

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [maʔ.xəl.]
• (Urmian) IPA^(key): [maːxəl.]

Verb

ܡܲܐܟ݂ܸܠ • (maʾḵil) (present participle ܡܲܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܹܐ‎ (maʾḵulē), past participle ܡܘܼܐܟ݂ܠܵܐ‎ (muʾḵlā))

1. to feed
   • Proverbs 25:21:

     ‏ܐܸܢ ܟܵܦܹܢ ܕܸܫ̃ܡܸܢܘܼܟ݂، ܡܲܐܟ݂ܸܠ ܠܹܗ ܠܲܚܡܵܐ؛ ܘܐܸܢ ܨܵܗܹܐ، ܡܲܫܬ‌ܝܼ ܠܹܗ ܡ̈ܝܼܵܐ؛.‎‎

     in kāpēn dižminuḵ, maʾḵil lēh laḥmā; w-ʾin 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

   ‏ܐܲܕ ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܐܟ݂ܠܵܐ‎‎

   ad mēḵultā lā kē maʾḵlā

   This food isn’t worthy of being eaten

   (literally, “This food doesn’t feed.”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ܡܲܐܟ݂ܸܠ (maʾḵil)

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	ܡܘܼܐܟ݂ܸܠ ܠܝܼ‎ (muʾḵil lī)	ܡܘܼܐܟ݂ܸܠ ܠܘܼܟ݂‎ (muʾḵil luḵ)	ܡܘܼܐܟ݂ܸܠ ܠܹܗ‎ (muʾḵil lēh)	ܡܘܼܐܟ݂ܸܠ ܠܲܢ‎ (muʾḵil lan)	ܡܘܼܐܟ݂ܸܠ ܠܵܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ‎ (muʾḵil lāwḵon)	ܡܘܼܐܟ݂ܸܠ ܠܗܘܿܢ‎ (muʾḵil lhon)
	f		ܡܘܼܐܟ݂ܸܠ ܠܵܟ݂ܝ‎ (muʾḵil lāḵ)	ܡܘܼܐܟ݂ܸܠ ܠܵܗ̇‎ (muʾḵil lāh)
non-past	m	ܡܲܐܟ݂ܠܸܢ‎ (maʾḵlin)	ܡܲܐܟ݂ܠܸܬ‎ (maʾḵlit)	ܡܲܐܟ݂ܸܠ (maʾḵil)	ܡܲܐܟ݂ܠܲܚ‎ (maʾḵlaḥ)	ܡܲܐܟ݂ܠܝܼܬܘܿܢ‎ (maʾḵliton)	ܡܲܐܟ݂ܠܝܼ‎ (maʾḵlī)
	f	ܡܲܐܟ݂ܠܵܢ‎ (maʾḵlān)	ܡܲܐܟ݂ܠܵܬܝ‎ (maʾḵlāt)	ܡܲܐܟ݂ܠܵܐ‎ (maʾḵlā)
imperative	m		ܡܲܐܟ݂ܸܠ (maʾḵil)			ܡܲܐܟ݂ܠܘܼܢ‎ (maʾḵlun)
	f		ܡܲܐܟ݂ܸܠܝ‎ (maʾḵil)

Derived terms

• ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ‎ (mēḵultā, “food, meal”)

See also

• ܬܲܪܣܹܐ‎ (tarsē, “to nourish”)
• ܡܲܫܬܹܐ‎ (maštē, “to give a drink”)