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آكِلٌ

Root: اكل

Full Definition

آكِلٌ Eating; or an eater; as also أَكِيلٌ : pl. أَكَلَةٌ. You say, هُمْ أَكَلَةُ رَأْسٍ [lit. They are eaters of a head]; meaning they are few; one head satisfying their stomachs.
2 آكِلَةٌ Pasturing beasts.
3 آكِلَةُ اللَّحْمِ The knife; because it cuts the flesh: and the pointed staff or stick; as being likened thereto: and fire: and whips; because they burn the skin.
4 الآكِلُ, [in the CK, erroneously, الاَكِلُ,] The king. [Opposed to المَأْكُولُ, q. v.]
5 آكِلُ الرِّبَا [The receiver of usury]: occurring in a trad., in which it is said, الرِّبَا وَ لُعِنَ آكِلُ [The receiver of usury is cursed, and the giver thereof].
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