wakkel وكل

Algerian Darja · verb

“wakkel” (وكل) is a verb in Algerian Darja meaning to feed, make eat.

Meanings

1. to feed, make eat
2. to feed an animal

Usage

Wakkel is the causative of kla (to eat). It means "to make someone eat" or "to give food". It is used for a child, a sick person, guests or animals: wakkel ddrari, wakkel lmal. The verb is conjugated normally (nwakkel, ywakkel, wakkelt). It is often found in expressions of hospitality or generosity. It should not be confused with twakkel 3la Allah (to put one's trust in God), which comes from a different root. In writing, the spelling وكل is also confused with "w kol" (and every), which causes frequent false positives in online texts.

Example

How to write it in Latin letters

In Arabizi, Darija written in Latin letters, you will find “wakkel” but also “wekkel”, “wakel”, “wkel” and “wekel”. No spelling is official: people write the sounds as they hear them.

Type “wakkel” on the Arabic keyboard

In Moroccan Darija

Spelt the same way in Arabic, the word also exists in Moroccan Darija, where it means “to feed, to give food to”; “to feed (a child, a sick person)”: wkkel in Moroccan.