قتل

See also: قبل, ق ت ل, and ق ب ل

Arabic

Root
ق ت ل (q t l)
19 terms

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qa.ta.la/

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Verb

قَتَلَ • (qatala) I (non-past يَقْتُلُ (yaqtulu), verbal noun قَتْل (qatl) or مَقْتَل (maqtal))

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.

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:144:

     أَفَإِن مَاتَ أَوْ قُتِلَ ٱنْقَلَبْتُمْ عَلَى أَعْقَابِكُمْ

     ʔafaʔin māta ʔaw qutila nqalabtum ʕalā ʔaʕqābikum

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 3:158:

     وَلَئِنْ مُتُّمْ أَوْ قُتِلْتُمْ لَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ تُحْشَرُونَ

     walaʔin muttum ʔaw qutiltum laʔilā l-lahi tuḥšarūna

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. to mitigate, to alleviate
3. to mix, to dilute
4. to know, to master
5. (passive voice) to be cursed
   • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 85:4:

     قُتِلَ أَصْحَابُ الْأُخْدُودِ

     qutila ʔaṣḥābu l-ʔuḵdūdi

     Cursed were the companions of the trench

Conjugation

Conjugation of قَتَلَ (I, sound, a ~ u, full passive (?), verbal nouns قَتْل, مَقْتَل)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						قَتْل, مَقْتَل qatl, 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		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	قَتَلْتُ qataltu	قَتَلْتَ qatalta	قَتَلَ qatala		قَتَلْنَا qatalnā	قَتَلْتُمَا qataltumā	قَتَلَا qatalā		قَتَلْنَا qatalnā	قَتَلْتُمْ qataltum	قَتَلُوا qatalū
	f		قَتَلْتِ qatalti	قَتَلَتْ qatalat				قَتَلَتَا qatalatā			قَتَلْتُنَّ qataltunna	قَتَلْنَ qatalna
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَقْتُلُ ʔaqtulu	تَقْتُلُ taqtulu	يَقْتُلُ yaqtulu		نَقْتُلُ naqtulu	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		نَقْتُلَ naqtula	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		نَقْتُلْ naqtul	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		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	قُتِلْتُ qutiltu	قُتِلْتَ qutilta	قُتِلَ qutila		قُتِلْنَا qutilnā	قُتِلْتُمَا qutiltumā	قُتِلَا qutilā		قُتِلْنَا qutilnā	قُتِلْتُمْ qutiltum	قُتِلُوا qutilū
	f		قُتِلْتِ qutilti	قُتِلَتْ qutilat				قُتِلَتَا qutilatā			قُتِلْتُنَّ qutiltunna	قُتِلْنَ qutilna
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقْتَلُ ʔuqtalu	تُقْتَلُ tuqtalu	يُقْتَلُ yuqtalu		نُقْتَلُ nuqtalu	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		نُقْتَلَ nuqtala	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		نُقْتَلْ nuqtal	تُقْتَلَا tuqtalā	يُقْتَلَا yuqtalā		نُقْتَلْ nuqtal	تُقْتَلُوا tuqtalū	يُقْتَلُوا yuqtalū
	f		تُقْتَلِي tuqtalī	تُقْتَلْ tuqtal				تُقْتَلَا tuqtalā			تُقْتَلْنَ tuqtalna	يُقْتَلْنَ yuqtalna

Descendants

• Maltese: qatel

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qat.ta.la/

Verb

قَتَّلَ • (qattala) II (non-past يُقَتِّلُ (yuqattilu), verbal noun تَقْتِيل (taqtīl))

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 (II, sound, full passive, verbal noun تَقْتِيل)

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		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	قَتَّلْتُ qattaltu	قَتَّلْتَ qattalta	قَتَّلَ qattala		قَتَّلْنَا qattalnā	قَتَّلْتُمَا qattaltumā	قَتَّلَا qattalā		قَتَّلْنَا qattalnā	قَتَّلْتُمْ qattaltum	قَتَّلُوا qattalū
	f		قَتَّلْتِ qattalti	قَتَّلَتْ qattalat				قَتَّلَتَا qattalatā			قَتَّلْتُنَّ qattaltunna	قَتَّلْنَ qattalna
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقَتِّلُ ʔuqattilu	تُقَتِّلُ tuqattilu	يُقَتِّلُ yuqattilu		نُقَتِّلُ nuqattilu	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		نُقَتِّلَ nuqattila	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		نُقَتِّلْ nuqattil	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		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past indicative (perfect) الْمَاضِي	m	قُتِّلْتُ quttiltu	قُتِّلْتَ quttilta	قُتِّلَ quttila		قُتِّلْنَا quttilnā	قُتِّلْتُمَا quttiltumā	قُتِّلَا quttilā		قُتِّلْنَا quttilnā	قُتِّلْتُمْ quttiltum	قُتِّلُوا quttilū
	f		قُتِّلْتِ quttilti	قُتِّلَتْ quttilat				قُتِّلَتَا quttilatā			قُتِّلْتُنَّ quttiltunna	قُتِّلْنَ quttilna
non-past indicative (imperfect) الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُقَتَّلُ ʔuqattalu	تُقَتَّلُ tuqattalu	يُقَتَّلُ yuqattalu		نُقَتَّلُ nuqattalu	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		نُقَتَّلَ nuqattala	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		نُقَتَّلْ nuqattal	تُقَتَّلَا tuqattalā	يُقَتَّلَا yuqattalā		نُقَتَّلْ nuqattal	تُقَتَّلُوا tuqattalū	يُقَتَّلُوا yuqattalū
	f		تُقَتَّلِي tuqattalī	تُقَتَّلْ tuqattal				تُقَتَّلَا tuqattalā			تُقَتَّلْنَ tuqattalna	يُقَتَّلْنَ yuqattalna

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qatl/

Noun

قَتْل • (qatl) m

1. verbal noun of قَتَلَ (qatala) (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

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. 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)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: क़त्ल (qatl)

  Urdu: قتل (qatl)

• → Kazakh: қатал (qatal)
• → Ottoman Turkish: قتل (katl)
• → Persian: قتل (qatl)
  • → Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਕਤਲ (katal)

    Shahmukhi script: قتل (qatal)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /qitl/

• Audio:

  (file)

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

Inherited from Arabic قَتَلَ (qatala).

Verb

قتل • (ʔatal) I (non-past يقتل (yiʔtil), verbal noun قتل (ʔatl))

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of قتل

		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	قتلت (ʔatalt)	قتلت (ʔatalt)	قتل (ʔatal)		قتلنا (ʔatalna)	قتلتوا (ʔataltu)	قتلوا (ʔatalu)
	f		قتلتي (ʔatalti)	قتلت (ʔatalit)
present subjunctive	m	اقتل (aʔtil)	تقتل (tiʔtil)	يقتل (yiʔtil)		نقتل (niʔtil)	تقتلوا (tiʔtilu)	يقتلوا (yiʔtilu)
	f		تقتلي (tiʔtili)	تقتل (tiʔtil)
present indicative	m	بقتل (baʔtil)	بتقتل (bitiʔtil)	بيقتل (biyiʔtil)		بنقتل (biniʔtil)	بتقتلوا (bitiʔtilu)	بيقتلوا (biyiʔtilu)
	f		بتقتلي (bitiʔtili)	بتقتل (bitiʔtil)
future1	m	هقتل (haʔtil)	هتقتل (hatiʔtil)	هيقتل (hayiʔtil)		هنقتل (haniʔtil)	هتقتلوا (hatiʔtilu)	هيقتلوا (hayiʔtilu)
	f		هتقتلي (hatiʔtili)	هتقتل (hatiʔtil)
imperative	m		اقتل (iʔtil)				اقتلوا (iʔtilu)
	f		اقتلي (iʔtili)

¹ The future tense can be prefixed with either هـ (ha-) or حـ (ḥa-) depending on the speaker.

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

Inherited 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

		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

Inherited 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

		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

Inherited 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

Borrowed from Arabic قَتْل (qatl).

Noun

قتل • (katl)

1. killing
2. murder
3. slaughter

Related terms

• قاتل (katil)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَتْل (qatl).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ˈqatl/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qät̪l]

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

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæt̪ʰl̥]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qät̪l]

• Rhymes: -atl

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

Noun

Dari	قتل
Iranian Persian
Tajik	қатл

قتل • (qatl / ġatl) (Tajik spelling қатл)

1. murder; (loosely) killing

   به قتل رسیدن ― be qatl residan ― to be murdered

Related terms

• قاتل (qâtel)
• قتل سیاسی (qatl-e siyâsi)
• 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

Inherited 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

		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 (Pakistan):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ət̪l

Noun

قَتْل • (qatl) m (Hindi spelling क़त्ल)

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

Related terms

• قاتل (qātil)