English → Arabic
killing in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- qaṭl
- Arabizi
qatl- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- قَتَلَاتٌ qaṭalāt
- Root
- ق ت ل
How to use it
"Killing" (qaṭl) refers to the act of causing death, usually in a legal or violent context. It is a masculine noun; the verb is "قَتَلَ" (qaṭala). Use the plural "قَتَلَات" for multiple incidents.
Example sentences
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قَتْلُ الضَّرِيبِ جَرِمَةٌ شَدِيدَةٌ.
qaṭlu al-ḍarībi jarimatun shadīdatun.
The killing of the driver was a serious crime.
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تُعَدُّ القَتْلَةُ عُقوبَةً قاسِيَةً.
tuʿaddu al-qaṭlaḥa ʿuqūbatan qāsiyatan.
Killing is considered a harsh punishment.
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سَمِعْتُ قِصَّةً عَن قَتْلٍ فِي الجَريدةِ.
samiʿtu qiṣṣatan ʿan qaṭlin fī al-jarīdati.
I heard a story about a killing in the newspaper.
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.
"Stop the killing.
"أوقفوا القتل.
But I'm killing them.
لكني أقوم بقتلهم.
Killing Growth in Russia
قتل النمو في روسيا
Am I capable of killing?
هل أنا قادرة على القتل؟
Cocaine was killing Sami.
كان الكوكايين يقتل سامي.
Killing Justice in Russia
قتل العدالة في روسيا
Killing the Death Penalty
قتل عقوبة الإعدام
Sami liked killing people.
كان سامي يحبّ قتل النّاس.
Who soothes instead of killing.
من الذي يقتل ومن الذي يداوي الجراح.
Inequality is Killing Capitalism
التفاوت بين الناس يقتل الرأسمالية
Remembering Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields
في ذكرى حقول القتل في سريلانكا
Operative paragraph 6 of the resolution is killing its credibility — softly, perhaps, but killing it nevertheless.
فالفقرة 6 من منطوق القرار تقوض مصداقية المحكمة - ربما تقوضها بهدوء ولكنها مع ذلك تقوضها.
Questions and answers
Is "killing" always illegal?
Not necessarily; it can refer to lawful executions or hunting, but the word often carries a negative connotation.
How to say "no killing" in Arabic?
Use "لا قَتْل" or "بدون قَتْل".
Related words and expressions
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