Arabic edit

Etymology edit

From the root ق ت ل (q-t-l), from Proto-West Semitic *štaḳṭil-.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

اِسْتَقْتَلَ (istaqtala) X, non-past يَسْتَقْتِلُ‎ (yastaqtilu)

  1. to risk one's life, to defy death
    Synonym: اِسْتَمَاتَ (istamāta)

Conjugation edit