katili

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَاتِل (qātil).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

-katili (declinable)

1. cruel, brutal

Declension

Inflected forms of -katili

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class(I/II)	mkatili	wakatili
m-mi class(III/IV)	mkatili	mikatili
ji-ma class(V/VI)	katili	makatili
ki-vi class(VII/VIII)	kikatili	vikatili
n class(IX/X)	katili	katili
u class(XI)	mkatili	see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI)	pakatili
ku class(XVII)	kukatili
mu class(XVIII)	mukatili

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • ukatili (“cruelty”)

Volapük

Noun

katili

1. accusative singular of katil