Arabic vocabulary
مُقَاتِلٌMuqatil in Arabic
مُقَاتِلٌ is how you say “Muqatil” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in a real example sentence 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 — one who engages another in fighting or battle
- warrior, soldier
Muqātil is the active participle of the Form III verb qātala, "to fight or contend with someone in battle," so it denotes the person doing that fighting rather than the killing itself.
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Common questions
- How do you say "fighter" in Arabic?
- مُقَاتِل (muqātil), from the root ق-ت-ل via the verb qātala, 'to fight.'
- What is the root of مقاتل and what does it mean?
- It comes from ق-ت-ل (q-t-l), the root behind 'to kill, slay'; muqātil specifically means one who fights or does battle.
Definitions synthesised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).
Example sentences
وفيه قول ثالث قال مقاتل إن شئت رددته من الكبر إلى الشباب ومن الشباب إلى الصبا إلى النطفة
And there is a third opinion by Muqatil, who said that if He wills, He can return him from old age to youth, from youth to childhood, and to the sperm-drop.
مُقَاتِلٌ — Muqatil. This is the proper name standing as the subject of 'said', indefinite in form as a name, identifying the speaker quoted.
From: Ten Proofs of Resurrection →
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