See also: قبيل

Arabic edit

Etymology edit

فَعِيل (faʕīl) passive measure derived from قَتَلَ (qatala, to kill).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

قَتِيل (qatīl) (feminine قَتِيل (qatīl), common plural قَتْلَى (qatlā) or قَتَالَى (qatālā), masculine plural قَتِيلُونَ (qatīlūna) or قُتَلَاء (qutalāʔ))

  1. killed, murdered

Declension edit

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “قتيل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Noun edit

قَتِيل (qatīlm (plural قَتْلَى (qatlā) or قَتِيلُونَ (qatīlūna) or قُتَلَاء (qutalāʔ) or قَتَالَى (qatālā), feminine قَتِيلة (qatīla))

  1. a killed person, casualty, fatality

Declension edit

References edit

  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “قتيل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN