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fighting in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- qitāl
- Arabizi
qital- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- قِتَالَاتٌ qitālāt
- Root
- ق ت ل
How to use it
"Fighting" refers to armed or physical conflict. It is a masculine noun; the plural "قِتَالَات" is used for multiple fights or types of combat. In everyday speech you may also hear "معركة" for a battle.
Example sentences
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القِتَالُ في السَّاحَةِ كانَ عنيفًا.
Al-qitālu fī al-sāḥati kāna ʿanīfan.
The fighting in the square was violent.
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يُحَسِّنُ التَّدريبُ القِتَالِيُّ الأداءَ.
Yuḥassinu al-tadrību al-qitālī al-adaʾa.
Combat training improves performance.
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انتهى القِتَالُ بعدَ توقيفِ المتنازعين.
Intahā al-qitālu baʿda tawqīfi al-mutanāzīʿīn.
The fighting ended after the opponents were stopped.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Fighting the \
مكافحة الإرهاب الجديد
Fighting the Fed
مقاومة بنك الاحتياطي الفيدرالي
Children fighting
الأطفال يقاتلون:
We weren't fighting.
لم نكن نتشاجر
The Ethics of Fighting Ebola
أخلاقيات محاربة ايبولا
Fighting won't settle anything.
لن يحل الشجار شيئاً.
Sami was fighting for his life.
كان سامي يصارع من أجل حياته.
Fighting Terrorism Democratically
مكافحة الإرهاب بالديمقراطية
Fighting Words and False Promises
حرب الكلمات والوعود الزائفة
Fighting Corruption Won’t End Poverty
مكافحة الفساد لن تنهي الفقر
Positively amazing. Here's two males fighting.
مذهل جداً. هنا ذكران يتعاركان
In many ways, they began to see fighting big business as akin to fighting terrorists.
حتى أنهم بدءوا ينظرون بأكثر من طريقة إلى مكافحة الاستثمارات الكبرى باعتبارها تعدل مكافحة الإرهاب.
Questions and answers
Can "fighting" be used as a verb?
The verb form is "to fight", "يُقَاتِل" (yuqātil).
Is there a softer word for a disagreement?
Yes, "نزاع" (dispute) is less violent.
Related words and expressions
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