مَأْكَلَةٌ
Root: اكل
Full Definition
مَأْكَلَةٌ
and
مَأْكُلَةٌ : see أُكُلٌ:
2 and for the former, see also أُكْلَةٌ, in two places.
3 Also, both words, i. q. مِيرَةٌ i. e. Corn, or any provision, which a man brings, or purveys, for himself or his family, or for sale].
4 Also used in the sense explained above, voce أُكُلٌ, [as a subst.,] and likewise as an epithet, so that one says شَاةٌ مأكلهٌ [as meaning A sheep, or goat, that is eaten].
5 Both words signify [also] A place whence one eats.
6 [And hence] one says, اِتَّخَذْتُ فُلَانًا مَأْكَلَةً and مَأْكَلَةٌ
7 [The pl. is مَآكِلُ: of which see an ex. voce آكَالٌ.]
2 and for the former, see also أُكْلَةٌ, in two places.
3 Also, both words, i. q. مِيرَةٌ i. e. Corn, or any provision, which a man brings, or purveys, for himself or his family, or for sale].
4 Also used in the sense explained above, voce أُكُلٌ, [as a subst.,] and likewise as an epithet, so that one says شَاةٌ مأكلهٌ [as meaning A sheep, or goat, that is eaten].
5 Both words signify [also] A place whence one eats.
6 [And hence] one says, اِتَّخَذْتُ فُلَانًا مَأْكَلَةً and مَأْكَلَةٌ
7 [The pl. is مَآكِلُ: of which see an ex. voce آكَالٌ.]
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