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قاتَل
to fight /ˈqaːtala/
verbA2#1220 most common
Also: to combat, to do battle with, to wage war against
Example sentences
قاتَلَ الجُنودُ بِشَجاعةٍ.
The soldiers fought bravely.
قاتَلَ الجَيشُ مِن أجلِ الوَطَنِ.
The army fought for the homeland.
قاتَلَ الثُّوّارُ ضِدَّ الظُّلمِ سَنَواتٍ طَويلةً.
The rebels fought against injustice for long years.
لَم يَستَسلِمِ الشَّعبُ، بَل قاتَلَ حتّى آخِرِ رَجُلٍ.
The people did not surrender; they fought to the last man.
قاتَلَتِ المُقاوَمةُ بِكُلِّ ما أوتِيَت مِن قُوّةٍ دِفاعاً عَن مَدينَتِها المُحاصَرةِ.
The resistance fought with all its might in defense of its besieged city.
مَن قاتَلَ في سَبيلِ مَبادِئِهِ دونَ أن يَطلُبَ مَجداً، خَلَّدَهُ التّاريخُ أكثَرَ مِمَّن قاتَلوا طَمَعاً في السُّلطةِ.
He who fought for his principles without seeking glory was immortalized by history more than those who fought out of greed for power.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُقاتِلُ | قاتَلتُ | سَأُقاتِلُ |
| 2sg | تُقاتِلُ | قاتَلتَ | سَتُقاتِلُ |
| 3sg | يُقاتِلُ | قاتَلَ | سَيُقاتِلُ |
| 1pl | نُقاتِلُ | قاتَلنا | سَنُقاتِلُ |
| 2pl | تُقاتِلونَ | قاتَلتُم | سَتُقاتِلونَ |
| 3pl | يُقاتِلونَ | قاتَلوا | سَيُقاتِلونَ |
Word family
قِتال (qitāl)combat, fighting
مُقاتِل (muqātil)fighter, combatant
قَتَلَ (qatala)to kill
قَتيل (qatīl)slain person, casualty
اِقتَتَلَ (iqtatala)to fight one another
Etymology
قاتَل is the Form III verb built on the Semitic root q-t-l, 'to kill.' The fāʿala pattern adds a reciprocal sense, so the literal idea is two sides trying to kill each other, which yields 'to fight' or 'to do battle.' The root is shared across much of the Semitic family.
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