Arabic vocabulary
مُقَاتِلMuqatil in Arabic
مُقَاتِل is how you say “Muqatil” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
Root ق ت ل (q-t-l)noun (active participle, form III)Pronounced muqātil
Meaning of Muqatil in Arabic
- fighter, combatant — active participle of qātala, 'to fight, contend in battle'
Muqātil is built on the pattern of the active participle of Form III (qātala, 'to fight, engage in battle'), so it names the one doing the fighting — a combatant or fighter, distinct from the plain killer (qātil) of Form I.
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Common questions
- How do you say "fighter" in Arabic?
- مُقَاتِل (muqātil), literally 'one who fights' — the active participle of qātala, 'to fight, contend in battle.'
- What root does muqātil come from?
- It comes from ق-ت-ل (q-t-l), the root behind killing and fighting, via the Form III verb qātala, 'to fight.'
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
وعن مقاتل
And from Muqatil:
مُقَاتِلٍ — Muqatil. Proper name (Muqatil); the '-in' ending — it follows 'an' (from), so it takes the 'of' (genitive) ending.
From: Angels at al-Aqsa →قال مقاتل بما تبصرون من الخلق ومالا تبصرون منه
Maqatil said: by what you see of creation and what you do not see of it.
مُقَاتِلٌ — Maqatil. A scholar's proper name, standing as the subject of 'said' and marked by the subject ending. The ending identifies him as the one speaking; the name is treated as a fixed noun.
From: Proof in All Creation →أي تختبر وقال مقاتل تظهر وتبدو وبلوت الشيء إذا اختبرته ليظهر لك
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