قتال

See also: قبال

Arabic

Pronunciation

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Noun

قِتَال • (qitāl) m (usually uncountable)

1. verbal noun of قَاتَلَ (qātala) (form III)
2. fighting, battle, warfare

Declension

Declension of noun قِتَال (qitāl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	قِتَال qitāl	الْقِتَال al-qitāl	قِتَال qitāl
Nominative	قِتَالٌ qitālun	الْقِتَالُ al-qitālu	قِتَالُ qitālu
Accusative	قِتَالًا qitālan	الْقِتَالَ al-qitāla	قِتَالَ qitāla
Genitive	قِتَالٍ qitālin	الْقِتَالِ al-qitāli	قِتَالِ qitāli

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: قتال (kıtal)
  • Turkish: kıtal
• → South Levantine Arabic: قتال (qitāl) (semi-learned)

Adjective

قَتَّال • (qattāl) (feminine قَتَّالَة (qattāla), masculine plural قَتَّالُونَ (qattālūna), feminine plural قَتَّالَات (qattālāt))

1. someone who kills many people
2. very deadly

   سُمٌّ قَتَّال ― summun qattāl ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Declension

Declension of adjective قَتَّال (qattāl)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	قَتَّال qattāl	الْقَتَّال al-qattāl	قَتَّالَة qattāla	الْقَتَّالَة al-qattāla
Nominative	قَتَّالٌ qattālun	الْقَتَّالُ al-qattālu	قَتَّالَةٌ qattālatun	الْقَتَّالَةُ al-qattālatu
Accusative	قَتَّالًا qattālan	الْقَتَّالَ al-qattāla	قَتَّالَةً qattālatan	الْقَتَّالَةَ al-qattālata
Genitive	قَتَّالٍ qattālin	الْقَتَّالِ al-qattāli	قَتَّالَةٍ qattālatin	الْقَتَّالَةِ al-qattālati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	قَتَّالَيْن qattālayn	الْقَتَّالَيْن al-qattālayn	قَتَّالَتَيْن qattālatayn	الْقَتَّالَتَيْن al-qattālatayn
Nominative	قَتَّالَانِ qattālāni	الْقَتَّالَانِ al-qattālāni	قَتَّالَتَانِ qattālatāni	الْقَتَّالَتَانِ al-qattālatāni
Accusative	قَتَّالَيْنِ qattālayni	الْقَتَّالَيْنِ al-qattālayni	قَتَّالَتَيْنِ qattālatayni	الْقَتَّالَتَيْنِ al-qattālatayni
Genitive	قَتَّالَيْنِ qattālayni	الْقَتَّالَيْنِ al-qattālayni	قَتَّالَتَيْنِ qattālatayni	الْقَتَّالَتَيْنِ al-qattālatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
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	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	قَتَّالِين qattālīn	الْقَتَّالِين al-qattālīn	قَتَّالَات qattālāt	الْقَتَّالَات al-qattālāt
Nominative	قَتَّالُونَ qattālūna	الْقَتَّالُونَ al-qattālūna	قَتَّالَاتٌ qattālātun	الْقَتَّالَاتُ al-qattālātu
Accusative	قَتَّالِينَ qattālīna	الْقَتَّالِينَ al-qattālīna	قَتَّالَاتٍ qattālātin	الْقَتَّالَاتِ al-qattālāti
Genitive	قَتَّالِينَ qattālīna	الْقَتَّالِينَ al-qattālīna	قَتَّالَاتٍ qattālātin	الْقَتَّالَاتِ al-qattālāti

Synonyms

• فَتَّاك (fattāk)
• سَفَّاح (saffāḥ, “a person who sheds a lot of blood”)

Descendants

• Maltese: qattiel

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ق ت ل
3 terms

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic قِتَال (qitāl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Urban) /ʔi.taːl/, [ʔ(ɪ)ˈtæːl]
• IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /ɡtaːl/, [ɡ(ɪ)ˈtæːl]

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Noun

قتال • (qitāl, ʔitāl) m

1. struggle, battle
2. fight, squabble, quarrel