قَتَلَ (qatala)to kill
Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb قَتَلَ (qatala) — “to kill”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.
Conjugation (1): قَتَلَ يَقْتُلُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| قَتَلَ qatala | يَقْتُلُ yaqtulu | اُقْتُلْ auqtul | قَتْل qatl |
Conjugation (2): قَتَّلَ يُقَتِّلُ
| Past · الماضي | Present · المضارع | Imperative · الأمر | Verbal noun · المصدر |
|---|---|---|---|
| قَتَّلَ qataala | يُقَتِّلُ yuqatiilu | قَتِّلْ qatiil | تَقْتِيل taqtīl |
Meanings & examples
1. to kill
- قَتَلَ الجُنْدِيُّ العَدُوَّ.The soldier killed the enemy.
- قَتَلَ الفَيْرُوسُ المُسْتَجَدُّ آلافَ الأَشْخَاصِ.The novel virus killed thousands of people.
- لَمْ يُرِدِ المُحَامِي أَنْ يُقْتَلَ مُوَكِّلُهُ بِالتَّعْذِيبِ.The lawyer did not want his client to be killed by torture.
2. to curse
- قَتَلَ الظَّالِمُ خَصْمَهُ بِكَلِمَاتِهِ اللَّعِينَةِ.The oppressor cursed his opponent with his vile words.
- لَا يَنْبَغِي لِلْمُؤْمِنِ أَنْ يَقْتُلَ أَحَدًا بِاللَّعْنِ.A believer should not curse anyone.
- قَتَلَ الْغَاضِبُ صَدِيقَهُ بِاللَّعْنَاتِ بَعْدَ الْخِلَافِ.The angry man cursed his friend after the disagreement.
3. to intensify
- قَتَّلَ العَدُوُّ الأَسْرَى فِي المَيْدَانِ.The enemy intensified the killing of the prisoners on the battlefield.
- قَتَّلَ الطَّاغِيَةُ النَّاسَ بِلا رَحْمَةٍ.The tyrant intensified the slaughter of the people without mercy.
- قَتَّلَ الجَيْشُ المُتَمَرِّدِينَ فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ.The army intensified the killing of the rebels everywhere.
4. to kill (intensively)
- قَتَّلَ الأَعْدَاءَ.He killed the enemies.
- قَتَّلَ الأَسَدُ فَخْرَهُ بِشَرَاسَةٍ.The lion killed its prey ferociously.
- لَمْ يُرِدِ القَائِدُ أَنْ يُقَتِّلَ جُنْدَهُ فِي مَعْرَكَةٍ خَاسِرَةٍ.The leader did not want to kill his soldiers in a losing battle.
5. to kill / slay
- قَتَلَ الجُنْدِيُّ العَدُوَّ.The soldier killed the enemy.
- قَتَلَ الأَسَدُ فَخْرَهُ فِي الغَابَةِ.The lion killed its prey in the forest.
- لَمْ يُرِدْ أَنْ يَقْتُلَ الحَيَوَانَ الأَلِيفَ.He did not want to kill the pet.
6. to kill me
7. to kill, slay
- قَتَلَ الْجُنْدِيُّ الْعَدُوَّ فِي الْمَعْرَكَةِ.The soldier killed the enemy in battle.
- قَتَلَ الصَّيَّادُ الْغَزَالَ بِبُنْدُقِيَّتِهِ.The hunter killed the gazelle with his rifle.
- يَقْتُلُ الْفَلَّاحُ الْآفَاتِ لِيَحْمِيَ مَحَاصِيلَهُ.The farmer kills pests to protect his crops.
8. to kill, to spend (time)
- قَتَلَ الْوَقْتَ.He killed time.
- قَتَلَ الْجُوعُ الْكَثِيرَ مِنَ الْأَطْفَالِ فِي الْمَنَاطِقِ الْمُتَضَرِّرَةِ.Hunger killed many children in the affected areas.
- قَتَلَ الْحُزْنُ فَرَحَتَهُ وَأَمَلَهُ فِي الْحَيَاةِ.Sadness killed his joy and hope in life.
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