Arabic vocabulary
قَتْلٌkilling in Arabic
قَتْلٌ is how you say “killing” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence from classical texts below.
Example sentences
الْكَبِيرَةُ الثَّانِيَةُ قَتْلُ النَّفْسِ
The second major sin: Killing a soul.
قَتْلُ — killing. An action-noun 'killing' heading an 'of' pairing with 'the soul' next - 'the killing of the soul'. The verb-turned-noun names the act itself, and as the head it gives up its own 'the', drawing definiteness from its partner. It is the predicate identifying what the second major sin is.
From: The Gravity of Murder →
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