See also: قبيل

Arabic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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

  1. killed, murdered

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References

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

Noun

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

  1. a killed person, casualty, fatality

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References

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