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قَتْل
killing /ˈqatl/
nounA1#371 most common
Also: murder, homicide, slaying
Example sentences
القَتْلُ حَرامٌ.
Killing is forbidden.
القَتْلُ جَريمةٌ كبيرةٌ.
Killing is a serious crime.
حُكِمَ عليه بالسِّجنِ بتُهمةِ القَتْل.
He was sentenced to prison on a charge of murder.
حاولت الشُّرطةُ مَنعَ القَتْلِ قبل وُقوعِه.
The police tried to prevent the killing before it happened.
أدانت المحكمةُ المُتَّهَمَ بالقَتْلِ العَمْد.
The court convicted the defendant of premeditated murder.
تُفرِّقُ القوانينُ بين القَتْلِ العَمْدِ والقَتْلِ الخطأِ عند تحديدِ العقوبة.
Laws distinguish between intentional homicide and accidental killing when setting the punishment.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | قَتْلٌ | None |
| Genitive | قَتْلٍ | None |
| Accusative | قَتْلًا | None |
| Vocative | يا قَتْلُ | None |
Word family
قَتَلَ (qatala)to kill
قاتِل (qātil)killer; murderer
قَتيل (qatīl)slain person, casualty
قِتال (qitāl)combat, fighting
مَقتَل (maqtal)killing; fatal spot
Etymology
قَتْل is the verbal noun of the verb قَتَلَ, 'to kill.' It is formed on the faʿl pattern from the Semitic root q-t-l, which carries the sense of killing and fighting. The same root appears widely across the Semitic languages, including Aramaic and Akkadian. The word names the act of killing itself, distinct from the killer (قاتِل) and the victim (قَتيل).
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