مقتل

Arabic

Etymology

Verbal noun and noun of place from the root ق ت ل (q t l): see قَتَلَ (qatala, “to kill”).

Noun

مَقْتَل • (maqtal) m (plural مَقَاتِلُ (maqātilu))

  1. verbal noun of قَتَلَ (qatala): murder, killing
  2. noun of place of قَتَلَ (qatala): place of killing
  3. noun of time of قَتَلَ (qatala): time of killing

Declension

Declension of noun مَقْتَل (maqtal)
singular basic singular triptote
indefinite definite construct
informal مَقْتَل
maqtal 		الْمَقْتَل
al-maqtal 		مَقْتَل
maqtal
nominative مَقْتَلٌ
maqtalun 		الْمَقْتَلُ
al-maqtalu 		مَقْتَلُ
maqtalu
accusative مَقْتَلًا
maqtalan 		الْمَقْتَلَ
al-maqtala 		مَقْتَلَ
maqtala
genitive مَقْتَلٍ
maqtalin 		الْمَقْتَلِ
al-maqtali 		مَقْتَلِ
maqtali

Descendants

  • → Bengali: মকতুল (moktul, “killing”)
  • → Urdu: مقتل (maqtal, “execution chamber”)

Adjective

مُقَتِّل • (muqattil) (feminine مُقَتِّلَة (muqattila), masculine plural مُقَتِّلُونَ (muqattilūna), feminine plural مُقَتِّلَات (muqattilāt))

  1. active participle of قَتَّلَ (qattala)

Declension

Declension of adjective مُقَتِّل (muqattil)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُقَتِّل
muqattil 		الْمُقَتِّل
al-muqattil 		مُقَتِّلَة
muqattila 		الْمُقَتِّلَة
al-muqattila
nominative مُقَتِّلٌ
muqattilun 		الْمُقَتِّلُ
al-muqattilu 		مُقَتِّلَةٌ
muqattilatun 		الْمُقَتِّلَةُ
al-muqattilatu
accusative مُقَتِّلًا
muqattilan 		الْمُقَتِّلَ
al-muqattila 		مُقَتِّلَةً
muqattilatan 		الْمُقَتِّلَةَ
al-muqattilata
genitive مُقَتِّلٍ
muqattilin 		الْمُقَتِّلِ
al-muqattili 		مُقَتِّلَةٍ
muqattilatin 		الْمُقَتِّلَةِ
al-muqattilati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُقَتِّلَيْن
muqattilayn 		الْمُقَتِّلَيْن
al-muqattilayn 		مُقَتِّلَتَيْن
muqattilatayn 		الْمُقَتِّلَتَيْن
al-muqattilatayn
nominative مُقَتِّلَانِ
muqattilāni 		الْمُقَتِّلَانِ
al-muqattilāni 		مُقَتِّلَتَانِ
muqattilatāni 		الْمُقَتِّلَتَانِ
al-muqattilatāni
accusative مُقَتِّلَيْنِ
muqattilayni 		الْمُقَتِّلَيْنِ
al-muqattilayni 		مُقَتِّلَتَيْنِ
muqattilatayni 		الْمُقَتِّلَتَيْنِ
al-muqattilatayni
genitive مُقَتِّلَيْنِ
muqattilayni 		الْمُقَتِّلَيْنِ
al-muqattilayni 		مُقَتِّلَتَيْنِ
muqattilatayni 		الْمُقَتِّلَتَيْنِ
al-muqattilatayni
plural masculine feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُقَتِّلِين
muqattilīn 		الْمُقَتِّلِين
al-muqattilīn 		مُقَتِّلَات
muqattilāt 		الْمُقَتِّلَات
al-muqattilāt
nominative مُقَتِّلُونَ
muqattilūna 		الْمُقَتِّلُونَ
al-muqattilūna 		مُقَتِّلَاتٌ
muqattilātun 		الْمُقَتِّلَاتُ
al-muqattilātu
accusative مُقَتِّلِينَ
muqattilīna 		الْمُقَتِّلِينَ
al-muqattilīna 		مُقَتِّلَاتٍ
muqattilātin 		الْمُقَتِّلَاتِ
al-muqattilāti
genitive مُقَتِّلِينَ
muqattilīna 		الْمُقَتِّلِينَ
al-muqattilīna 		مُقَتِّلَاتٍ
muqattilātin 		الْمُقَتِّلَاتِ
al-muqattilāti

Adjective

مُقَتَّل • (muqattal) (feminine مُقَتَّلَة (muqattala), masculine plural مُقَتَّلُونَ (muqattalūna), feminine plural مُقَتَّلَات (muqattalāt))

  1. passive participle of قَتَّلَ (qattala)

Declension

Declension of adjective مُقَتَّل (muqattal)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُقَتَّل
muqattal 		الْمُقَتَّل
al-muqattal 		مُقَتَّلَة
muqattala 		الْمُقَتَّلَة
al-muqattala
nominative مُقَتَّلٌ
muqattalun 		الْمُقَتَّلُ
al-muqattalu 		مُقَتَّلَةٌ
muqattalatun 		الْمُقَتَّلَةُ
al-muqattalatu
accusative مُقَتَّلًا
muqattalan 		الْمُقَتَّلَ
al-muqattala 		مُقَتَّلَةً
muqattalatan 		الْمُقَتَّلَةَ
al-muqattalata
genitive مُقَتَّلٍ
muqattalin 		الْمُقَتَّلِ
al-muqattali 		مُقَتَّلَةٍ
muqattalatin 		الْمُقَتَّلَةِ
al-muqattalati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُقَتَّلَيْن
muqattalayn 		الْمُقَتَّلَيْن
al-muqattalayn 		مُقَتَّلَتَيْن
muqattalatayn 		الْمُقَتَّلَتَيْن
al-muqattalatayn
nominative مُقَتَّلَانِ
muqattalāni 		الْمُقَتَّلَانِ
al-muqattalāni 		مُقَتَّلَتَانِ
muqattalatāni 		الْمُقَتَّلَتَانِ
al-muqattalatāni
accusative مُقَتَّلَيْنِ
muqattalayni 		الْمُقَتَّلَيْنِ
al-muqattalayni 		مُقَتَّلَتَيْنِ
muqattalatayni 		الْمُقَتَّلَتَيْنِ
al-muqattalatayni
genitive مُقَتَّلَيْنِ
muqattalayni 		الْمُقَتَّلَيْنِ
al-muqattalayni 		مُقَتَّلَتَيْنِ
muqattalatayni 		الْمُقَتَّلَتَيْنِ
al-muqattalatayni
plural masculine feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مُقَتَّلِين
muqattalīn 		الْمُقَتَّلِين
al-muqattalīn 		مُقَتَّلَات
muqattalāt 		الْمُقَتَّلَات
al-muqattalāt
nominative مُقَتَّلُونَ
muqattalūna 		الْمُقَتَّلُونَ
al-muqattalūna 		مُقَتَّلَاتٌ
muqattalātun 		الْمُقَتَّلَاتُ
al-muqattalātu
accusative مُقَتَّلِينَ
muqattalīna 		الْمُقَتَّلِينَ
al-muqattalīna 		مُقَتَّلَاتٍ
muqattalātin 		الْمُقَتَّلَاتِ
al-muqattalāti
genitive مُقَتَّلِينَ
muqattalīna 		الْمُقَتَّلِينَ
al-muqattalīna 		مُقَتَّلَاتٍ
muqattalātin 		الْمُقَتَّلَاتِ
al-muqattalāti

References

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

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian مَقْتَل (maqtal), itself from Arabic مَقْتَل (maqtal). First attested as Middle Hindi مَقْتَل (maqtal) in 1503 A.D.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /məq.t̪əl/
  • Rhymes: -əl
  • Hyphenation: مَق‧تَل

Noun

مَقْتَل • (maqtal) m (formal plural مَقاتِل (maqātil), Hindi spelling मक़्तल)

  1. execution, death chamber
  2. alter
  3. the part of the body which causes death, if hurt or damaged

Declension

Declension of مقتل
singular plural
direct مَقْتَل (maqtal) مَقْتَل (maqtal)
oblique مَقْتَل (maqtal) مَقْتَلوں (maqtalõ)
vocative مَقْتَل (maqtal) مَقْتَلو (maqtalo)

Further reading

  • “مقتل”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “مقتل”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “مقتل”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
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