مقتل

Arabic

Etymology

Verbal noun and noun of place from the root ق ت ل (q t l): see قَتَلَ (qatala, “to kill”).

Noun

مَقْتَل • (maqtal) m (plural مَقَاتِلُ (maqātilu))

1. verbal noun of قَتَلَ (qatala): murder, killing
2. noun of place of قَتَلَ (qatala): place of killing
3. noun of time of قَتَلَ (qatala): time of killing

Declension

Declension of noun مَقْتَل (maqtal)

singular	basic singular triptote
	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَقْتَل maqtal	الْمَقْتَل al-maqtal	مَقْتَل maqtal
nominative	مَقْتَلٌ maqtalun	الْمَقْتَلُ al-maqtalu	مَقْتَلُ maqtalu
accusative	مَقْتَلًا maqtalan	الْمَقْتَلَ al-maqtala	مَقْتَلَ maqtala
genitive	مَقْتَلٍ maqtalin	الْمَقْتَلِ al-maqtali	مَقْتَلِ maqtali

Descendants

• → Bengali: মকতুল (moktul, “killing”)
• → Urdu: مقتل (maqtal, “execution chamber”)

Adjective

مُقَتِّل • (muqattil) (feminine مُقَتِّلَة (muqattila), masculine plural مُقَتِّلُونَ (muqattilūna), feminine plural مُقَتِّلَات (muqattilāt))

1. active participle of قَتَّلَ (qattala)

Declension

Declension of adjective مُقَتِّل (muqattil)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُقَتِّل muqattil	الْمُقَتِّل al-muqattil	مُقَتِّلَة muqattila	الْمُقَتِّلَة al-muqattila
nominative	مُقَتِّلٌ muqattilun	الْمُقَتِّلُ al-muqattilu	مُقَتِّلَةٌ muqattilatun	الْمُقَتِّلَةُ al-muqattilatu
accusative	مُقَتِّلًا muqattilan	الْمُقَتِّلَ al-muqattila	مُقَتِّلَةً muqattilatan	الْمُقَتِّلَةَ al-muqattilata
genitive	مُقَتِّلٍ muqattilin	الْمُقَتِّلِ al-muqattili	مُقَتِّلَةٍ muqattilatin	الْمُقَتِّلَةِ al-muqattilati
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُقَتِّلَيْن muqattilayn	الْمُقَتِّلَيْن al-muqattilayn	مُقَتِّلَتَيْن muqattilatayn	الْمُقَتِّلَتَيْن al-muqattilatayn
nominative	مُقَتِّلَانِ muqattilāni	الْمُقَتِّلَانِ al-muqattilāni	مُقَتِّلَتَانِ muqattilatāni	الْمُقَتِّلَتَانِ al-muqattilatāni
accusative	مُقَتِّلَيْنِ muqattilayni	الْمُقَتِّلَيْنِ al-muqattilayni	مُقَتِّلَتَيْنِ muqattilatayni	الْمُقَتِّلَتَيْنِ al-muqattilatayni
genitive	مُقَتِّلَيْنِ muqattilayni	الْمُقَتِّلَيْنِ al-muqattilayni	مُقَتِّلَتَيْنِ muqattilatayni	الْمُقَتِّلَتَيْنِ al-muqattilatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُقَتِّلِين muqattilīn	الْمُقَتِّلِين al-muqattilīn	مُقَتِّلَات muqattilāt	الْمُقَتِّلَات al-muqattilāt
nominative	مُقَتِّلُونَ muqattilūna	الْمُقَتِّلُونَ al-muqattilūna	مُقَتِّلَاتٌ muqattilātun	الْمُقَتِّلَاتُ al-muqattilātu
accusative	مُقَتِّلِينَ muqattilīna	الْمُقَتِّلِينَ al-muqattilīna	مُقَتِّلَاتٍ muqattilātin	الْمُقَتِّلَاتِ al-muqattilāti
genitive	مُقَتِّلِينَ muqattilīna	الْمُقَتِّلِينَ al-muqattilīna	مُقَتِّلَاتٍ muqattilātin	الْمُقَتِّلَاتِ al-muqattilāti

Adjective

مُقَتَّل • (muqattal) (feminine مُقَتَّلَة (muqattala), masculine plural مُقَتَّلُونَ (muqattalūna), feminine plural مُقَتَّلَات (muqattalāt))

1. passive participle of قَتَّلَ (qattala)

Declension

Declension of adjective مُقَتَّل (muqattal)

singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُقَتَّل muqattal	الْمُقَتَّل al-muqattal	مُقَتَّلَة muqattala	الْمُقَتَّلَة al-muqattala
nominative	مُقَتَّلٌ muqattalun	الْمُقَتَّلُ al-muqattalu	مُقَتَّلَةٌ muqattalatun	الْمُقَتَّلَةُ al-muqattalatu
accusative	مُقَتَّلًا muqattalan	الْمُقَتَّلَ al-muqattala	مُقَتَّلَةً muqattalatan	الْمُقَتَّلَةَ al-muqattalata
genitive	مُقَتَّلٍ muqattalin	الْمُقَتَّلِ al-muqattali	مُقَتَّلَةٍ muqattalatin	الْمُقَتَّلَةِ al-muqattalati
dual	masculine		feminine
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُقَتَّلَيْن muqattalayn	الْمُقَتَّلَيْن al-muqattalayn	مُقَتَّلَتَيْن muqattalatayn	الْمُقَتَّلَتَيْن al-muqattalatayn
nominative	مُقَتَّلَانِ muqattalāni	الْمُقَتَّلَانِ al-muqattalāni	مُقَتَّلَتَانِ muqattalatāni	الْمُقَتَّلَتَانِ al-muqattalatāni
accusative	مُقَتَّلَيْنِ muqattalayni	الْمُقَتَّلَيْنِ al-muqattalayni	مُقَتَّلَتَيْنِ muqattalatayni	الْمُقَتَّلَتَيْنِ al-muqattalatayni
genitive	مُقَتَّلَيْنِ muqattalayni	الْمُقَتَّلَيْنِ al-muqattalayni	مُقَتَّلَتَيْنِ muqattalatayni	الْمُقَتَّلَتَيْنِ al-muqattalatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مُقَتَّلِين muqattalīn	الْمُقَتَّلِين al-muqattalīn	مُقَتَّلَات muqattalāt	الْمُقَتَّلَات al-muqattalāt
nominative	مُقَتَّلُونَ muqattalūna	الْمُقَتَّلُونَ al-muqattalūna	مُقَتَّلَاتٌ muqattalātun	الْمُقَتَّلَاتُ al-muqattalātu
accusative	مُقَتَّلِينَ muqattalīna	الْمُقَتَّلِينَ al-muqattalīna	مُقَتَّلَاتٍ muqattalātin	الْمُقَتَّلَاتِ al-muqattalāti
genitive	مُقَتَّلِينَ muqattalīna	الْمُقَتَّلِينَ al-muqattalīna	مُقَتَّلَاتٍ muqattalātin	الْمُقَتَّلَاتِ al-muqattalāti

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “قتل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَقْتَل (maqtal), itself from Arabic مَقْتَل (maqtal). First attested as Middle Hindi مَقْتَل (maqtal) in 1503 A.D.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /məq.t̪əl/
• Rhymes: -əl
• Hyphenation: مَق‧تَل

Noun

مَقْتَل • (maqtal) m (formal plural مَقاتِل (maqātil), Hindi spelling मक़्तल)

1. execution, death chamber
2. alter
3. the part of the body which causes death, if hurt or damaged

Declension

Declension of مقتل

	singular	plural
direct	مَقْتَل (maqtal)	مَقْتَل (maqtal)
oblique	مَقْتَل (maqtal)	مَقْتَلوں (maqtalõ)
vocative	مَقْتَل (maqtal)	مَقْتَلو (maqtalo)

Further reading

• “مقتل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “مقتل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “مقتل”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.