The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon

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$kx verb G

A highly irregular verb. The initial aleph is prothetic, but the resulting form is treated as a quasi-afel, often with a preformative vowel in a instead of original e. Hence the active participle in mem, already in OfA, which even shows the distinctive heh of the early h/afel. CPA shows a perfect passive ܐܫܟܝܚ ; Sam. almost always שקח or שקע

G
1 to find Com. --(a) p.p.: found, present; see s.v. škyḥ adj. Syr. --(b) to harvest Syr.
2 w. infinitive : to be able to, capable of Qum, JLAtg, Gal, Syr. --(a) as co-verb . --(b) as independent vb. . (b.1) to overcome, conquer Syr.

C
1 See pe'al and note on forms Com.

Gt
1 to be found Com. --(a) to be found to be Syr.
2 to be present, to exist BA-Da, Palm, Gal, Syr. --(a) as coverb: to happen by while doing something; to turn out to be something Gal, Syr, JBA.

Ct
1 See etpe'el .

ykl verb G

ykl vb. e/u to be able

BA shows inconsistent multiple forms: יוּכַל (impf.?),יִכֻּל (impf.),יָכִל (act. ptcp.), תוכל (impf.!),הַיְכִל (interrog.+perf.? impf.?); note especially the ktiv/qre תוכל/תִּכֻּול

G
  1 to be able (capability) Com, ^-OA ^-Syr.
  2 to overpower BA-Da, JLAtg, Gal, PTA.
  3 (in prohibitive clauses) : to be empowered OfA-Egypt, Nab, JBA.