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مَقْتَل
killing /ˈmaq.tal/
nounB1#1855 most common
Also: slaying, death by violence, fatal spot, vital point on the body, scene or place of a killing
Example sentences
خبرُ مَقْتَلِهِ حزينٌ.
The news of his killing is sad.
قرأتُ عن مَقْتَلِ الرجلِ في الجريدةِ.
I read about the man's killing in the newspaper.
أعلنتِ الشرطةُ عن مَقْتَلِ ثلاثةِ أشخاصٍ.
The police announced the killing of three people.
أصابهُ السهمُ في مَقْتَلٍ فماتَ في الحالِ.
The arrow struck him in a vital spot, and he died at once.
أثارَ مَقْتَلُ الصحفيِّ موجةً من الغضبِ في أنحاءِ البلادِ.
The killing of the journalist stirred a wave of anger across the country.
لم تكشفِ التحقيقاتُ بعدُ عن ملابساتِ مَقْتَلِ الوزيرِ الغامضةِ.
The investigations have not yet revealed the mysterious circumstances of the minister's killing.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | مَقْتَلٌ | مَقاتِلُ |
| Genitive | مَقْتَلٍ | مَقاتِلَ |
| Accusative | مَقْتَلاً | مَقاتِلَ |
| Vocative | يا مَقْتَلُ | يا مَقاتِلُ |
Word family
قَتَلَto kill
قاتِلkiller, murdererقَتيلa slain person, casualty
قِتالcombat, fightingمُقاتِلfighter, combatantEtymology
The word comes from the Semitic root ق-ت-ل (q-t-l), meaning to kill. It follows the maf'al pattern, which builds a noun of place or a verbal noun. So the sense runs from the act of killing to the place where a killing happens, and from there to the fatal spot on a body.
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