English → Arabic
murder in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- qaṭl
- Arabizi
qaTal- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- قَتَلَاتٌ qaṭalātu
- Root
- ق ت ل
How to use it
"Murder" is قَتْل (qaṭl) in Arabic, a masculine noun. It refers specifically to unlawful killing. The verb is قَتَلَ (qaṭala). For less severe killing, use سَفْكُ الدَّمِ (safku al-dam).
Example sentences
-
قُدِّمَ تَقْرِيرٌ عَنِ القَتْلِ فِي المَحْكَمَةِ.
qaddima taqrīrun ʿani al-qaṭli fī al-maḥkamati.
A report on the murder was presented in court.
-
الشَّاهِدُ شَهِدَ القَتْلَ بِعَيْنَيْهِ.
al-shāhidu shahida al-qaṭla biʿaynayhi.
The witness saw the murder with his own eyes.
-
القانونُ يُعَاقِبُ القَتْلَ بِسِجْنٍ طَوِيلٍ.
al-qānūnu yuʿāqibu al-qaṭla bi-sijnin ṭawīlin.
The law punishes murder with a long prison term.
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.
Murder Ahoy!
القتل أهوي!
Jihad or Murder?
أهو جهاد أم قتل؟
It was a murder.
انها جريمة قتل.
A Murder in Moscow
جريمة قتل في موسكو
Murder Unincorporated
جريمة قتل غير مشخصة
"You shall not murder.
لا تقتل.
He witnessed the murder.
شهد حصول الجريمة.
Tom is wanted for murder.
توم مطلوب بتهمة القتل.
Kremlin Murder Incorporated
الكرملين والقتل المجسد
The murder remains a mystery.
ظلت جريمة القتل لغزاً.
==Controversies==In 1999, a brutal murder known as the Hello Kitty murder took place in Hong Kong.
في عام 1999م، حدثت جريمة قتل وحشية معروفة باسم هالو كيتي في هونغ كونغ.
Murder — for the period of my tenure on the High Court Bench the bulk of murder trials over which I presided comprised premeditated murder.
القتل العمد - شمل معظم محاكمات القتل العمد التي ترأستها طيلة فترة ولايتي كقاض في محكمة الجنايات العليا، قضايا القتل العمد مع سبق الإصرار.
Questions and answers
Is قَتْل used for animal killing?
Usually قَتْل refers to humans; killing animals is often described with صَيد or ذِبْح.
What is the verb form?
The past tense third‑person masculine is قَتَلَ (qaṭala).
Related words and expressions
Updated