H398 אָכַל ʼâkal → Root
27 languagesRoot of the אכל family (10 members).
To consume food by eating, to partake of nourishment. Beyond literal ingestion, it can also mean to destroy, consume, or use up in various contexts. May refer figuratively to the act of consuming, destroying, or experiencing something, including fire consuming objects, land being 'eaten' by locusts, or someone enduring suffering.
Etymology
אָכַל derives from the root אכל, whose primary verbal sense is 'to eat, consume.' It is a basic, ancient Semitic root attested in most Northwest Semitic languages and with cognates throughout the region indicating the act of eating or consuming.
| Language | Word | Meaning | Segmentation | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bemba | ukulya | to eat | ||
| Chichewa | kudya | to eat | ||
| Chokwe | kulya | to eat, consume | ||
| Herero | okurya | to eat | ||
| Kamba | kũla | to eat, consume | ||
| Kaonde | kulya | to eat | ||
| Kikuyu | kũlya | to eat | ||
| Kinyarwanda | kurya | to eat | ||
| Kirundi | kurya | to eat | ||
| Kongo | kulya | to eat | ||
| Lamba | ukulya | to eat | ||
| Lingala | kolya | to eat | ||
| Lozi | kulya | to eat | ||
| Luganda | okulya | to eat | ||
| Luvale | kulya | to eat | ||
| Makhuwa | oolya | to eat (food) | ||
| Meru | kuria | to eat | ||
| Nyamwezi | kulya | to eat | ||
| Runyankore | kuryá | to eat, devour | ||
| Shona | kudya | to eat | ||
| Sukuma | kulya | to eat | ||
| Swahili | kula | to eat | ||
| Tonga | kulya | to eat | ||
| Tumbuka | kulya | to eat | ||
| Xhosa | ukudla | to eat | ||
| Yoruba | okèlè | swallow lump of food (eating) | ||
| Zulu | ukudla | to eat |