قَاتَلَ (qaātala)to fight

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb قَاتَلَ (qaātala) — “to fight”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation (1): قَاتَلَ يُقَاتِلُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
قَاتَلَ qaātalaيُقَاتِلُ yuqaātiluقَاتِلْ qaātilقِتَال qitaāl

Conjugation (2): قاتَلَ يُقاتِلُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
قاتَلَ qātalaيُقاتِلُ yuqātiluقاتِلْ qātilقِتال qitāl

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to fight

    • قَاتَلَ الجُنْدُ بِشَجَاعَةٍ.The soldiers fought with courage.
    • قَاتَلَ الفَلَّاحُونَ لِلدِّفَاعِ عَنْ أَرْضِهِمْ.The farmers fought to defend their land.
    • لِمَاذَا تُقَاتِلُ ضِدَّ أَفْكَارِكَ؟Why do you fight against your ideas?
  2. 2. to curse

    • قَاتَلَ الرَّجُلُ خَصْمَهُ بِكَلِمَاتٍ بَذِيئَةٍ.The man cursed his opponent with foul words.
    • لَا يَنْبَغِي لِلْمُؤْمِنِ أَنْ يُقَاتِلَ أَخَاهُ بِاللِّسَانِ.It is not appropriate for a believer to curse his brother with his tongue.
    • قَاتَلَ الْجَاهِلُ مَنْ أَسَاءَ إِلَيْهِ بِالشَّتَائِمِ.The ignorant person cursed those who offended him with insults.

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