Arabic for killing, murder

maqtal
ﻣَﻘﺘَﻞ
killing, murder – masculine singular

The Arabic word ﻣَﻘﺘَﻞ means killing, murder. It is pronounced maqtal.

Part of speech: noun. Pattern: verbal noun

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Important letters:
The root of the word killing, murder consists of three Arabic letters: qaf that is written and pronounced q, ta that is written and pronounced t and lam that is written and pronounced l. Words with the same root letters are often related.

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All letters in killing, murder

ﻣَﻘﺘَﻞ
ﻣـ
ـﻘـ
ـﺘـ
ـﻞ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻘـ
ـﺘـ
ـﻞ
 
ﻣـ
ـﻤـ
ـﻢ
ﻗـ
ـﻘـ
ـﻖ
ﺗـ
ـﺘـ
ـﺖ
ﻟـ
ـﻠـ
ـﻞ
 
mim
m
qaf
q
ta
t
lam
l
 
 
The Arabic word for killing, murder consists of: The letter mim that is written ﻡ ( here ﻣـ ) and pronounced m. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter qaf that is written ﻕ ( here ـﻘـ ) and pronounced q and is a part of the root of the word. The letter ta that is written ﺕ ( here ـﺘـ ) and pronounced t and is a part of the root of the word. The short vowel a that is written as the sign َ above the letter. The letter lam that is written ﻝ ( here ـﻞ ) and pronounced l and is a part of the root of the word. Therefore, the word is writen ﻣَﻘﺘَﻞ and pronounced maqtal.
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The pattern for killing, murder

maf3al becomes maqtal

We have seen that the Arabic word for killing, murder is written ﻣَﻘﺘَﻞ and pronounced maqtal. It follows the pattern verbal noun form 1. All Arabic words with this pattern has the structure maf3al where f, 3 and l is replaced with the root letters of the word.
Since the pattern is maf3al and the root letters are q, t and l, the word becomes maqtal.
All Arabic words with the same pattern follow the same structure. If you know the pattern and root of a word, you can often guess its meaning. Learn more about Arabic word patterns

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