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قتله

Root entry · 26 derived lemmas

The root قتله primarily concerns the act of killing or causing death. It extends to related concepts such as causing harm, experiencing intense emotions like love or madness, and also encompasses meanings related to knowledge, mixing, and even specific social roles or characteristics.

Derived headwords

قَتَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to killboth

    To cause the death of someone or something.

  2. 2.
    to knowclassical

    To know something, especially news or information.

  3. 3.
    to mixclassical

    To mix a drink with water.

قَتْلًاnoun
  1. 1.
    killingboth

    The act of causing death.

تَقْتَالًاnoun
  1. 1.
    killingclassical

    The act of causing death.

قَاتَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to fightboth

    To engage in combat or struggle with someone.

قِتَالًاnoun
  1. 1.
    fightingboth

    The act of fighting or combat.

مُقَاتَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    fightingboth

    The act of fighting or combat.

قِيتَالًاnoun
  1. 1.
    fightingclassical

    The act of fighting or combat.

قَتَلَةُ سُوءٍnoun
  1. 1.
    a bad killingclassical

    A particularly cruel or unfortunate manner of death.

القَتْلnoun
  1. 1.
    enemyclassical

    An adversary or foe.

  2. 2.
    friendclassical

    A friend, used in contrast to enemy.

  3. 3.
    peerclassical

    An equal or counterpart.

  4. 4.
    cousinclassical

    A male cousin.

  5. 5.
    matchclassical

    A similar person or thing.

  6. 6.
    brave personclassical

    A courageous or valiant individual.

  7. 7.
    foeclassical

    An enemy.

أَقْتَالnoun
  1. 1.
    enemiesclassical

    Plural of 'qatl', meaning enemies or adversaries.

قَتُولadjective
  1. 1.
    one who kills a lotclassical

    A person who kills frequently or is known for killing.

  2. 2.
    clumsyclassical

    Awkward, sluggish, or slow-witted.

أَقْتَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to expose to deathclassical

    To put someone or something in a situation where they are likely to be killed.

مُجَرَّبadjective
  1. 1.
    experiencedboth

    Having gained skill or knowledge through practice or experience.

مُذَلَّلadjective
  1. 1.
    subdued by loveclassical

    A heart that has been overcome or subdued by intense love or passion.

اسْتَقْتَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to feign deathclassical

    To pretend to be dead or to act as if one is dying.

قَتِيلnoun
  1. 1.
    killed personboth

    A person who has been killed, a casualty.

قَتِيلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    killed womanclassical

    A woman who has been killed.

قَتُولadjective
  1. 1.
    killer womanclassical

    A woman who kills.

القِتَالnoun
  1. 1.
    soulclassical

    The life force or spirit.

  2. 2.
    bodyclassical

    The remaining part of the body.

  3. 3.
    strengthclassical

    Vitality or power.

اقْتَتَلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be killed by love/jinnclassical

    To be killed or overcome by intense love or by jinn.

  2. 2.
    to fight each otherboth

    To engage in mutual combat.

تَقَتَّلَverb
  1. 1.
    to be patientclassical

    To proceed slowly or deliberately, especially when needing something.

  2. 2.
    to swayclassical

    A woman's gait, characterized by swaying or undulating movements.

تَقَاتَلُواverb
  1. 1.
    to fight each otherboth

    To engage in mutual combat.

مَقْتَلnoun
  1. 1.
    killerclassical

    The one who kills (active participle).

  2. 2.
    place of killingboth

    The place where killing occurs.

مَقْتَلnoun
  1. 1.
    killerclassical

    The one who kills (active participle).

قَتَلَةnoun
  1. 1.
    killersclassical

    Plural of 'qatil', meaning those who kill.

مُحَدِّثُونnoun
  1. 1.
    hadith narratorsclassical

    Scholars or individuals who narrated hadith, often with specific names mentioned.

Parallel reading

قتله، و به، عن ثعلب، قتلا وتقتالا: أماته
He killed him, and by it, according to Tha'lab, he caused death and a killing.
و الشيء خبرا: علمه
And a thing as news: he knew it.
و الشراب: مزجه بالماء
And the drink: he mixed it with water.
وقاتله قتالا ومقاتلة وقيتالا
And he fought him with fighting, combat, and a great fight.
وقتله قتلة سوء، بالكسر
And he killed him with a bad killing, with a kasra.
والقتل، بالكسر: العدو
And 'al-qatl', with a kasra: the enemy.
والصديق، ضد
And the friend, its opposite.
والنظير، وابن العم، والمثل، والشجاع، والقرن
And the peer, and the cousin, and the match, and the brave one, and the foe.
وإنه لقتل شر: عالم به
And indeed he is a wicked killer: knowledgeable about it.
وبالضم وبضمتين، جمع قتول، لكثير القتل
And with a damma and two dammas, the plural of 'qatoul', for one who kills a lot.
وأقتله: عرضه للقتل
And he exposed him to death: he put him in danger of being killed.
وكمعظم: المجرب
And like 'mu'azzam': the experienced one.
و من القلوب: المذلل الذي قتله العشق
And of hearts: the subdued one that love has killed.
واستقتل: استمات
And he feigned death: he acted as if dead.
ورجل وامرأة قتيل: مقتول
And a man and a woman are 'qatil': killed.
وإن لم تذكر المرأة، فهذه قتيلة
And if the woman is not mentioned, then this is 'qatila'.
وامرأة قتول: قاتلة
And a woman 'qatoul': a killer.
والقتال، كسحاب: النفس، وبقية الجسم، والقوة
And 'al-qital', like 'sahab': the soul, the rest of the body, and the strength.
واقتتل، بالضم: إذا قتله العشق أو الجن
And he was killed, with a damma: if love or jinn killed him.
وتقتل لحاجته: تأنى
And he proceeded slowly for his need: he was patient.
و المرأة في مشيتها: تثنت
And the woman in her walk: she swayed.
وتقاتلوا واقتتلوا: بمعنى
And they fought each other and killed each other: meaning the same.
والفاعل من الأول: مقتل، ومن الثاني: مقتل، بكسر القاف
And the doer from the first: 'maqtal', and from the second: 'maqtal', with a kasra on the qaf.
وأهل مكة يقولون: مقتل يتبعون الضمة الضمة
And the people of Mecca say: 'maqtal', following the damma with a damma.
{قتل الإنسان ما أكفره}
{Cursed be man, how much he disbelieves!}
{قاتلهم الله}
{May Allah fight them!}
والقتول، كعثول: العيي المسترخي
And 'al-qatoul', like 'ath'oul': the sluggish and slow-witted one.