قتل

See also: قبل, ق ت ل, and ق ب ل

Arabic

Root
ق ت ل (q-t-l)

Etymology

From Proto-West Semitic *ḳatal-. Cognate with Biblical Hebrew קָטַל (qɔṭal).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /qa.ta.la/

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Verb

قَتَلَ • (qatala) I, non-past يَقْتُلُ‎ (yaqtulu)

1. to kill, to slay, to murder
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 5:32:

     مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَٰلِكَ كَتَبْنَا عَلَى بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّهُ مَن قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا وَمَنْ أَحْيَاهَا فَكَأَنَّمَا أَحْيَا النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا […]

     min ʔajli ḏālika katabnā ʕalā banī ʔisrāʔīla ʔannahu man qatala nafsan biḡayri nafsin ʔaw fasādin fī l-ʔarḍi fakaʔannamā qatala an-nāsa jamīʕan waman ʔaḥyāhā fakaʔannamā ʔaḥyā n-nāsa jamīʕan […]

     That is why We decreed for the Children of Israel that whoever kills a soul, without [its being guilty of] manslaughter or corruption on the earth, is as though he had killed all mankind, and whoever saves a life is as though he had saved all mankind.

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:31:

     وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَاقٍ ۖ نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْئًا كَبِيرًا

     walā taqtulū ʔawlādakum ḵašyata ʔimlāqin naḥnu narzuquhum waʔiyyākum ʔinna qatlahum kāna ḵiṭʔan kabīran

     And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them and for you. Indeed, their killing is ever a great sin.

2. to mitigate, to alleviate
3. to mix, to dilute
4. to know, to master

Conjugation

Conjugation of

قَتَلَ

(form-I sound, verbal nouns قَتْل or مَقْتَل)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						قَتْل or مَقْتَل qatl or maqtal
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						قَاتِل qātil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَقْتُول maqtūl
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قَتَلْتُ qataltu	قَتَلْتَ qatalta	قَتَلَ qatala		قَتَلْتُمَا qataltumā	قَتَلَا qatalā		قَتَلْنَا qatalnā	قَتَلْتُمْ qataltum	قَتَلُوا qatalū
	f		قَتَلْتِ qatalti	قَتَلَتْ qatalat			قَتَلَتَا qatalatā			قَتَلْتُنَّ qataltunna	قَتَلْنَ qatalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَقْتُلُ ʔaqtulu	تَقْتُلُ taqtulu	يَقْتُلُ yaqtulu		تَقْتُلَانِ taqtulāni	يَقْتُلَانِ yaqtulāni		نَقْتُلُ naqtulu	تَقْتُلُونَ taqtulūna	يَقْتُلُونَ yaqtulūna
	f		تَقْتُلِينَ taqtulīna	تَقْتُلُ taqtulu			تَقْتُلَانِ taqtulāni			تَقْتُلْنَ taqtulna	يَقْتُلْنَ yaqtulna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَقْتُلَ ʔaqtula	تَقْتُلَ taqtula	يَقْتُلَ yaqtula		تَقْتُلَا taqtulā	يَقْتُلَا yaqtulā		نَقْتُلَ naqtula	تَقْتُلُوا taqtulū	يَقْتُلُوا yaqtulū
	f		تَقْتُلِي taqtulī	تَقْتُلَ taqtula			تَقْتُلَا taqtulā			تَقْتُلْنَ taqtulna	يَقْتُلْنَ yaqtulna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَقْتُلْ ʔaqtul	تَقْتُلْ taqtul	يَقْتُلْ yaqtul		تَقْتُلَا taqtulā	يَقْتُلَا yaqtulā		نَقْتُلْ naqtul	تَقْتُلُوا taqtulū	يَقْتُلُوا yaqtulū
	f		تَقْتُلِي taqtulī	تَقْتُلْ taqtul			تَقْتُلَا taqtulā			تَقْتُلْنَ taqtulna	يَقْتُلْنَ yaqtulna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُقْتُلْ uqtul			اُقْتُلَا uqtulā				اُقْتُلُوا uqtulū
	f		اُقْتُلِي uqtulī							اُقْتُلْنَ uqtulna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قُتِلْتُ qutiltu	قُتِلْتَ qutilta	قُتِلَ qutila		قُتِلْتُمَا qutiltumā	قُتِلَا qutilā		قُتِلْنَا qutilnā	قُتِلْتُمْ qutiltum	قُتِلُوا qutilū
	f		قُتِلْتِ qutilti	قُتِلَتْ qutilat			قُتِلَتَا qutilatā			قُتِلْتُنَّ qutiltunna	قُتِلْنَ qutilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقْتَلُ ʔuqtalu	تُقْتَلُ tuqtalu	يُقْتَلُ yuqtalu		تُقْتَلَانِ tuqtalāni	يُقْتَلَانِ yuqtalāni		نُقْتَلُ nuqtalu	تُقْتَلُونَ tuqtalūna	يُقْتَلُونَ yuqtalūna
	f		تُقْتَلِينَ tuqtalīna	تُقْتَلُ tuqtalu			تُقْتَلَانِ tuqtalāni			تُقْتَلْنَ tuqtalna	يُقْتَلْنَ yuqtalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقْتَلَ ʔuqtala	تُقْتَلَ tuqtala	يُقْتَلَ yuqtala		تُقْتَلَا tuqtalā	يُقْتَلَا yuqtalā		نُقْتَلَ nuqtala	تُقْتَلُوا tuqtalū	يُقْتَلُوا yuqtalū
	f		تُقْتَلِي tuqtalī	تُقْتَلَ tuqtala			تُقْتَلَا tuqtalā			تُقْتَلْنَ tuqtalna	يُقْتَلْنَ yuqtalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقْتَلْ ʔuqtal	تُقْتَلْ tuqtal	يُقْتَلْ yuqtal		تُقْتَلَا tuqtalā	يُقْتَلَا yuqtalā		نُقْتَلْ nuqtal	تُقْتَلُوا tuqtalū	يُقْتَلُوا yuqtalū
	f		تُقْتَلِي tuqtalī	تُقْتَلْ tuqtal			تُقْتَلَا tuqtalā			تُقْتَلْنَ tuqtalna	يُقْتَلْنَ yuqtalna

Descendants

• Maltese: qatel

Verb

قُتِلَ • (qutila) I, non-past يُقْتَلُ‎ (yuqtalu)

1. to be killed
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:144:

     أَفَإِن مَاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ ٱنْقَلَبْتُمْ عَلَى أَعْقَابِكُمْ

     ʔafaʔin māta ʔaw qutila nqalabtum ʕalā ʔaʕqābikum

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   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:158:

     وَلَئِنْ مُتُّمْ أَوْ قُتِلْتُمْ لَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُحْشَرُونَ

     walaʔin muttum ʔaw qutiltum laʔilā l-lahi tuḥšarūna

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2. to be cursed
   • Quran, Al-Buruj 4

     قُتِلَ أَصْحَابُ الْأُخْدُودِ

     qutila ʔaṣḥābu l-ʔuḵdūdi

     Cursed were the companions of the trench

Conjugation

Conjugation of

قُتِلَ

(form-I sound passive, verbal nouns قَتْل or مَقْتَل)

verbal nouns الْمَصَادِر						قَتْل or مَقْتَل qatl or maqtal
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَقْتُول maqtūl
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قُتِلْتُ qutiltu	قُتِلْتَ qutilta	قُتِلَ qutila		قُتِلْتُمَا qutiltumā	قُتِلَا qutilā		قُتِلْنَا qutilnā	قُتِلْتُمْ qutiltum	قُتِلُوا qutilū
	f		قُتِلْتِ qutilti	قُتِلَتْ qutilat			قُتِلَتَا qutilatā			قُتِلْتُنَّ qutiltunna	قُتِلْنَ qutilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقْتَلُ ʔuqtalu	تُقْتَلُ tuqtalu	يُقْتَلُ yuqtalu		تُقْتَلَانِ tuqtalāni	يُقْتَلَانِ yuqtalāni		نُقْتَلُ nuqtalu	تُقْتَلُونَ tuqtalūna	يُقْتَلُونَ yuqtalūna
	f		تُقْتَلِينَ tuqtalīna	تُقْتَلُ tuqtalu			تُقْتَلَانِ tuqtalāni			تُقْتَلْنَ tuqtalna	يُقْتَلْنَ yuqtalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقْتَلَ ʔuqtala	تُقْتَلَ tuqtala	يُقْتَلَ yuqtala		تُقْتَلَا tuqtalā	يُقْتَلَا yuqtalā		نُقْتَلَ nuqtala	تُقْتَلُوا tuqtalū	يُقْتَلُوا yuqtalū
	f		تُقْتَلِي tuqtalī	تُقْتَلَ tuqtala			تُقْتَلَا tuqtalā			تُقْتَلْنَ tuqtalna	يُقْتَلْنَ yuqtalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقْتَلْ ʔuqtal	تُقْتَلْ tuqtal	يُقْتَلْ yuqtal		تُقْتَلَا tuqtalā	يُقْتَلَا yuqtalā		نُقْتَلْ nuqtal	تُقْتَلُوا tuqtalū	يُقْتَلُوا yuqtalū
	f		تُقْتَلِي tuqtalī	تُقْتَلْ tuqtal			تُقْتَلَا tuqtalā			تُقْتَلْنَ tuqtalna	يُقْتَلْنَ yuqtalna

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /qat.ta.la/

Verb

قَتَّلَ • (qattala) II, non-past يُقَتِّلُ‎ (yuqattilu)

1. to kill, to massacre, to cause carnage
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 7:141:

     وَإِذْ أَنْجَيْنَاكُمْ مِنْ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوءَ الْعَذَابِ ۖ يُقَتِّلُونَ أَبْنَاءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَاءَكُمْ ۚ وَفِي ذَٰلِكُم بَلَاءٌ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ

     waʔiḏ ʔanjaynākum min ʔāli firʕawna yasūmūnakum sūʔa l-ʕaḏāba yuqattilūna ʔabnāʔakum wayastaḥyūna nisāʔakum wafī ḏālikum balāʔun min rabbikum ʕaẓīmun

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Conjugation

Conjugation of

قَتَّلَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَقْتِيل taqtīl
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُقَتِّل muqattil
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُقَتَّل muqattal
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قَتَّلْتُ qattaltu	قَتَّلْتَ qattalta	قَتَّلَ qattala		قَتَّلْتُمَا qattaltumā	قَتَّلَا qattalā		قَتَّلْنَا qattalnā	قَتَّلْتُمْ qattaltum	قَتَّلُوا qattalū
	f		قَتَّلْتِ qattalti	قَتَّلَتْ qattalat			قَتَّلَتَا qattalatā			قَتَّلْتُنَّ qattaltunna	قَتَّلْنَ qattalna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقَتِّلُ ʔuqattilu	تُقَتِّلُ tuqattilu	يُقَتِّلُ yuqattilu		تُقَتِّلَانِ tuqattilāni	يُقَتِّلَانِ yuqattilāni		نُقَتِّلُ nuqattilu	تُقَتِّلُونَ tuqattilūna	يُقَتِّلُونَ yuqattilūna
	f		تُقَتِّلِينَ tuqattilīna	تُقَتِّلُ tuqattilu			تُقَتِّلَانِ tuqattilāni			تُقَتِّلْنَ tuqattilna	يُقَتِّلْنَ yuqattilna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقَتِّلَ ʔuqattila	تُقَتِّلَ tuqattila	يُقَتِّلَ yuqattila		تُقَتِّلَا tuqattilā	يُقَتِّلَا yuqattilā		نُقَتِّلَ nuqattila	تُقَتِّلُوا tuqattilū	يُقَتِّلُوا yuqattilū
	f		تُقَتِّلِي tuqattilī	تُقَتِّلَ tuqattila			تُقَتِّلَا tuqattilā			تُقَتِّلْنَ tuqattilna	يُقَتِّلْنَ yuqattilna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقَتِّلْ ʔuqattil	تُقَتِّلْ tuqattil	يُقَتِّلْ yuqattil		تُقَتِّلَا tuqattilā	يُقَتِّلَا yuqattilā		نُقَتِّلْ nuqattil	تُقَتِّلُوا tuqattilū	يُقَتِّلُوا yuqattilū
	f		تُقَتِّلِي tuqattilī	تُقَتِّلْ tuqattil			تُقَتِّلَا tuqattilā			تُقَتِّلْنَ tuqattilna	يُقَتِّلْنَ yuqattilna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		قَتِّلْ qattil			قَتِّلَا qattilā				قَتِّلُوا qattilū
	f		قَتِّلِي qattilī							قَتِّلْنَ qattilna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	قُتِّلْتُ quttiltu	قُتِّلْتَ quttilta	قُتِّلَ quttila		قُتِّلْتُمَا quttiltumā	قُتِّلَا quttilā		قُتِّلْنَا quttilnā	قُتِّلْتُمْ quttiltum	قُتِّلُوا quttilū
	f		قُتِّلْتِ quttilti	قُتِّلَتْ quttilat			قُتِّلَتَا quttilatā			قُتِّلْتُنَّ quttiltunna	قُتِّلْنَ quttilna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقَتَّلُ ʔuqattalu	تُقَتَّلُ tuqattalu	يُقَتَّلُ yuqattalu		تُقَتَّلَانِ tuqattalāni	يُقَتَّلَانِ yuqattalāni		نُقَتَّلُ nuqattalu	تُقَتَّلُونَ tuqattalūna	يُقَتَّلُونَ yuqattalūna
	f		تُقَتَّلِينَ tuqattalīna	تُقَتَّلُ tuqattalu			تُقَتَّلَانِ tuqattalāni			تُقَتَّلْنَ tuqattalna	يُقَتَّلْنَ yuqattalna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُقَتَّلَ ʔuqattala	تُقَتَّلَ tuqattala	يُقَتَّلَ yuqattala		تُقَتَّلَا tuqattalā	يُقَتَّلَا yuqattalā		نُقَتَّلَ nuqattala	تُقَتَّلُوا tuqattalū	يُقَتَّلُوا yuqattalū
	f		تُقَتَّلِي tuqattalī	تُقَتَّلَ tuqattala			تُقَتَّلَا tuqattalā			تُقَتَّلْنَ tuqattalna	يُقَتَّلْنَ yuqattalna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُقَتَّلْ ʔuqattal	تُقَتَّلْ tuqattal	يُقَتَّلْ yuqattal		تُقَتَّلَا tuqattalā	يُقَتَّلَا yuqattalā		نُقَتَّلْ nuqattal	تُقَتَّلُوا tuqattalū	يُقَتَّلُوا yuqattalū
	f		تُقَتَّلِي tuqattalī	تُقَتَّلْ tuqattal			تُقَتَّلَا tuqattalā			تُقَتَّلْنَ tuqattalna	يُقَتَّلْنَ yuqattalna

Verb

قَتَّلَ • (qattala) VIII, non-past يَقَتِّلُ‎ (yaqattilu)

1. Rare form of اِقْتَتَلَ (iqtatala).

Pronunciation 3

• IPA^(key): /qatl/

Noun

قَتْل • (qatl) m

1. verbal noun of قَتَلَ (qatala) (form I)
2. verbal noun of قُتِلَ (qutila) (form I)
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 33:16:

     قُلْ لَنْ يَنْفَعَكُمُ ٱلْفِرَارُ إِن فَرَرْتُم مِنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ أَوِ ٱلْقَتْلِ وَإِذًا لَا تُمَتَّعُونَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

     qul lan yanfaʕakumu l-firāru ʔin farartum mina l-mawti ʔawi l-qatli waʔiḏan lā tumattaʕūna ʔillā qalīlan

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3. killing, manslaughter, homicide, murder
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 17:31:

     وَلَا تَقْتُلُوا أَوْلَادَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَاقٍ ۖ نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ ۚ إِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْئًا كَبِيرًا

     walā taqtulū ʔawlādakum ḵašyata ʔimlāqin naḥnu narzuquhum waʔiyyākum ʔinna qatlahum kāna ḵiṭʔan kabīran

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Declension

Declension of noun قَتْل (qatl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قَتْل qatl	الْقَتْل al-qatl	قَتْل qatl
Nominative	قَتْلٌ qatlun	الْقَتْلُ al-qatlu	قَتْلُ qatlu
Accusative	قَتْلًا qatlan	الْقَتْلَ al-qatla	قَتْلَ qatla
Genitive	قَتْلٍ qatlin	الْقَتْلِ al-qatli	قَتْلِ qatli

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: qətl
• → Bengali: কতল (qôtôl)
• → Hindi: क़त्ल (qatl)
• → Ottoman Turkish: قتل (katl)
• → Persian: قتل (qatl)
• → Urdu: قتل (qatl)

Pronunciation 4

• IPA^(key): /qitl/

Noun

قِتْل • (qitl) m (plural أَقْتَال (ʔaqtāl))

1. enemy, adversary, foe, opponent

Declension

Declension of noun قِتْل (qitl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِتْل qitl	الْقِتْل al-qitl	قِتْل qitl
Nominative	قِتْلٌ qitlun	الْقِتْلُ al-qitlu	قِتْلُ qitlu
Accusative	قِتْلًا qitlan	الْقِتْلَ al-qitla	قِتْلَ qitla
Genitive	قِتْلٍ qitlin	الْقِتْلِ al-qitli	قِتْلِ qitli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِتْلَيْن qitlayn	الْقِتْلَيْن al-qitlayn	قِتْلَيْ qitlay
Nominative	قِتْلَانِ qitlāni	الْقِتْلَانِ al-qitlāni	قِتْلَا qitlā
Accusative	قِتْلَيْنِ qitlayni	الْقِتْلَيْنِ al-qitlayni	قِتْلَيْ qitlay
Genitive	قِتْلَيْنِ qitlayni	الْقِتْلَيْنِ al-qitlayni	قِتْلَيْ qitlay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَقْتَال ʔaqtāl	الْأَقْتَال al-ʔaqtāl	أَقْتَال ʔaqtāl
Nominative	أَقْتَالٌ ʔaqtālun	الْأَقْتَالُ al-ʔaqtālu	أَقْتَالُ ʔaqtālu
Accusative	أَقْتَالًا ʔaqtālan	الْأَقْتَالَ al-ʔaqtāla	أَقْتَالَ ʔaqtāla
Genitive	أَقْتَالٍ ʔaqtālin	الْأَقْتَالِ al-ʔaqtāli	أَقْتَالِ ʔaqtāli

Egyptian Arabic

Root
ق ت ل
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic قَتَلَ (qatala).

Verb

قتل • (qatal) I (non-past يقتل (yuqtul))

1. (transitive) to kill
2. (intransitive) to commit murder

Conjugation

Conjugation of قتل (form-I sound)

verbal noun				قتل (qatl)
active participle				قاتل (qātil)
passive participle				مقتول (maqtūl)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	قتلت (qatalt)	قتلت (qatalt)	قتل (qatal)		قتلنا (qatalna)	قتلتوا (qataltu)	قتلوا (qatalu)
	f		قتلتي (qatalti)	قتلت (qatalit)
present subjunctive	m	اقتل (aqtul)	تقتل (tuqtul)	يقتل (yuqtul)	نقتل (nuqtul)	تقتلوا (tuqtulu)	يقتلوا (yuqtulu)
	f		تقتلي (tuqtuli)	تقتل (tuqtul)
present indicative	m	بقتل (baqtul)	بتقتل (bituqtul)	بيقتل (biyuqtul)	بنقتل (binuqtul)	بتقتلوا (bituqtulu)	بيقتلوا (biyuqtulu)
	f		بتقتلي (bituqtuli)	بتقتل (bituqtul)
future	m	حقتل (ḥaqtul)	حتقتل (ḥatuqtul)	حيقتل (ḥayuqtul)	حنقتل (ḥanuqtul)	حتقتلوا (ḥatuqtulu)	حيقتلوا (ḥayuqtulu)
	f		حتقتلي (ḥatuqtuli)	حتقتل (ḥatuqtul)
imperative	m		اقتل (uqtul)			اقتلوا (uqtulu)
	f		اقتلي (uqtuli)

References

• Hinds, Martin, Badawi, El-Said (1986) “ق ت ل”, in A Dictionary of Egyptian Arabic‎^[1], Beirut: Librairie du Liban, page 685

Hijazi Arabic

Root
ق ت ل
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic قَتَلَ (qatala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.tal/

Verb

قتل • (gatal) I (non-past يِقْتُل (yigtul))

1. to kill, to murder

Conjugation

Conjugation of قتل (gatal)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	قتلت (gatalt)	قتلت (gatalt)	قتل (gatal)		قتلنا (gatalna)	قتلتوا (gataltu)	قتلوا (gatalu)
	f		قتلتي (gatalti)	قتلت (gatalat)
non-past	m	أقتل (ʔagtul)	تقتل (tigtul)	يقتل (yigtul)		نقتل (nigtul)	تقتلوا (tigtulu)	يقتلوا (yigtulu)
	f		تقتلي (tigtuli)	تقتل (tigtul)
imperative	m		اقتل (agtul)				اقتلوا (agtulu)
	f		اقتلي (agtuli)

Etymology 2

From Arabic قَتَّلَ (qattala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡat.tal/

Verb

قتل • (gattal) II (non-past يِقَتِّل (yigattil))

1. to kill, to massacre

Conjugation

Conjugation of قتل (gattal)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	قتلت (gattalt)	قتلت (gattalt)	قتل (gattal)		قتلنا (gattalna)	قتلتوا (gattaltu)	قتلوا (gattalu)
	f		قتلتي (gattalti)	قتلت (gattalat)
non-past	m	أقتل (ʔagattil)	تقتل (tigattil)	يقتل (yigattil)		نقتل (nigattil)	تقتلوا (tigattilu)	يقتلوا (yigattilu)
	f		تقتلي (tigattili)	تقتل (tigattil)
imperative	m		قتل (gattil)				قتلوا (gattilu)
	f		قتلي (gattili)

Etymology 3

From Arabic قَتْل (qatl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.til/

Noun

قتل • (gatil) m (construct state قَتْل (gatl))

1. killing, manslaughter, homicide, murder

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic قَتْل (qatl).

Noun

قتل • (katl)

1. killing
2. murder
3. slaughter

Related terms

• قاتل (katil)

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic قَتْل (qatl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [qatl]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qät̪l]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qät̪l]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qät̪l]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qät̪l̥]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæt̪l̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qät̪l]

Readings
Classical reading?	qatl
Dari reading?	qatl
Iranian reading?	ğatl
Tajik reading?	qatl

Noun

Dari	قتل
Iranian Persian
Tajik	қатл

قتل • (qatl)

1. murder; (loosely) killing

   به قتل رسیدن ― be qatl residan ― to be murdered

Related terms

• قاتل (qâtel)
• قتل عام (qatl-e âm)

 

Descendants

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਕਤਲ (katal)

  Shahmukhi script: قتل (qatal)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق ت ل
3 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قَتَلَ (qatala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Urban) /ʔa.tal/, [ˈʔa.tal]
• IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /ɡa.tal/, [ˈɡa.tal]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

  (file)

Verb

قتل • (ʔatal) I (present بقتل (boʔtol))

1. to kill, to murder
2. to beat

   Synonym: دبح (dabaḥ)

Conjugation

Conjugation of قتل (ʔatal)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	قتلت (ʔatalt)	قتلت (ʔatalt)	قتل (ʔatal)		قتلنا (ʔatalna)	قتلتو (ʔataltu)	قتلو (ʔatalu)
	f		قتلتي (ʔatalti)	قتلت (ʔatlat)
present	m	بقتل (baʔtol)	بتقتل (btoʔtol)	بقتل (boʔtol)		منقتل (mnoʔtol)	بتقتلو (btoʔtolu)	بقتلو (boʔtolu)
	f		بتقتلي (btoʔtoli)	بتقتل (btoʔtol)
subjunctive	m	أقتل (ʔaʔtol)	تقتل (toʔtol)	يقتل (yoʔtol)		نقتل (noʔtol)	تقتلو (toʔtolu)	يقتلو (yoʔtolu)
	f		تقتلي (toʔtoli)	تقتل (toʔtol)
imperative	m		اقتل (oʔtol)				اقتلو (oʔtolu)
	f		اقتلي (oʔtoli)

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَتْل (qatl).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /qət̪l/

• Audio (PK)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ət̪l

Noun

قتل • (qatl) m (Hindi spelling क़त्ल)

1. killing
2. slaughter
3. murder
4. massacre

Related terms

• قاتل (qātil)