killing
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Also written قاتل: قَاتَلَ (to combat) · قَاتِل (killer)
Highlights
Feminine
قَاتِلَة
Masculine plural
قَاتِلُون، قَتَلَة
Feminine plural
قَاتِلَات، قَوَاتِل
Elative
أَقْتَل
more / most …
Most common words from the same root
قَاتِل in English
Adjective
- killing, murdering
- deadly, lethal, mortal, fatal
Word origin
Derived from the active participle of قَتَلَ (qatala, “to kill”).
Words from the root ق-ت-ل
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
قَتَلَ
· present يَقْتُلُ
Form I · The plain action
to kill, to slay, to murder; to mitigate, to alleviate; to mix, to dilute
قَتَّلَ
· present يُقَتِّلُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to kill, to massacre, to cause carnage
تَقْتِيل
مُقَتِّل
مُقَتَّل
قَاتَلَ
· present يُقَاتِلُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to combat, to battle, to fight
تَقَتَّلَ
· present يَتَقَتَّلُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to fight each other; to do everything to achieve; to walk swaying (of woman)
تَقَتُّل
مُتَقَتِّل
مُتَقَتَّل
تَقَاتَلَ
· present يَتَقَاتَلُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to fight one another, to combat each other
تَقَاتُل
مُتَقَاتِل
مُتَقَاتَل
اِقْتَتَلَ
· present يَقْتَتِلُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to fight one another, to combat each other
اِقْتِتَال
مُقْتَتِل
مُقْتَتَل
battlefield
اِسْتَقْتَلَ
· present يَسْتَقْتِلُ
Form X · Seeking or considering
to risk one's life, to defy death
اِسْتِقْتَال
مُسْتَقْتِل
مُسْتَقْتَل
قَاتِل: plural and other forms
| Singular | قَاتِل |
|---|---|
| Feminine | قَاتِلَة |
| Masculine plural | قَاتِلُون، قَتَلَة |
| Feminine plural | قَاتِلَات، قَوَاتِل |
| Elative (more / most) | أَقْتَل |
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