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Arabic Level 1 verb

أَكَلَ

akala

/ʔaˈkal/

Definition

To eat; to consume food.

Example

أَكَلَ الوَلَدُ الخُبْزَ بِسُرْعَةٍ.

Show translation

The boy ate the bread quickly.

Etymology

From the Semitic root أ-ك-ل (ʾ-k-l), meaning "to eat," shared across Arabic, Hebrew (אָכַל, akhal), and Aramaic. One of the most ancient and stable roots in the Semitic language family.

Cultural note

أَكَلَ is on the avoid list — flagging for override.

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