قتال
See also: قبال
Arabic
Pronunciation
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Noun
قِتَال • (qitāl) m (usually uncountable)
- verbal noun of قَاتَلَ (qātala) (form III)
- 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))
- someone who kills many people
- 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 | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| 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 |
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Arabic قِتَال (qitāl).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Urban) /ʔtaːl/, [(ɪ)ʔˈtæːl]
- IPA(key): (Bedouin) /ɡtaːl/, [(ɪ)ɡˈtæːl]
Audio (Ramallah) (file)
Noun
قتال • (qitāl, ʔtāl) m
- struggle, battle
- fight, squabble, quarrel