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أَكْل
eating /ˈʔakl/
nounA2#951 most common
Also: food, the act of eating, consumption of food
Example sentences
الأَكْلُ لَذيذٌ.
The food is delicious.
أُحِبُّ الأَكْلَ العَرَبِيَّ.
I love Arabic food.
الأَكْلُ الصِّحّيُّ مُفيدٌ لِلْجِسْم.
Healthy eating is good for the body.
كَثْرَةُ الأَكْلِ قَبْلَ النَّوْمِ تُسَبِّبُ الأَرَق.
Eating a lot before bed causes insomnia.
يَرى الأَطِبّاءُ أنَّ الإفْراطَ في الأَكْلِ مِنْ أَهَمِّ أَسْبابِ السِّمْنة.
Doctors consider overeating one of the main causes of obesity.
لا يَقْتَصِرُ الأَكْلُ في ثَقافَتِنا على سَدِّ الجوعِ، فهو طَقْسٌ اجْتِماعيٌّ يَجْمَعُ الأهْلَ والأصْدِقاء.
In our culture, eating does more than satisfy hunger; it is a social ritual that brings family and friends together.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | أَكْلٌ | None |
| Genitive | أَكْلٍ | None |
| Accusative | أَكْلاً | None |
| Vocative | يا أَكْلُ | None |
Word family
أَكَلَto eat
أَكْلَةa meal; a dish
آكِلeater
مَأْكولfood; something eaten
مَأْكَلfood; eating place
Etymology
أَكْل is the verbal noun of أَكَلَ, to eat. It names the act of eating and, in everyday speech, the food itself. The root أ-ك-ل is old and shared across the Semitic languages, from Akkadian to Hebrew. It carries the basic sense of consuming food.
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