ܡܐܟܠ

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

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-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

   ‏ܐܲܕ ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ ܠܵܐ ܟܹܐ ܡܲܐܟ݂ܠܵܐ‎‎

   ad mēḵultā lā kē maʾḵlā

   This food isn’t worthy of being eaten

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

• ܡܹܐܟ݂ܘܼܠܬܵܐ‎ (mēḵultā, “food, meal”)

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