maṣdarقَتْلٌ
Core sense — he knew the thing, he knew it thoroughlygenerated
1.1figurative · مجاز — inferred
he knew the thing, he became acquainted with it. Or rather it is the same as قَتَلَهُ عِلْمًا, خُبْرًا and بِعِلْمِهِ: he knew it completely, thoroughly, or extremely well; also نَحَرَهُ عِلْمًا.
See أَثْبَتَ الشَّىْء مَعْرِفَةً in art. ثبت.
Lane cites “Bd in iv. 156” — a commentary, not the verse; no modern number is given
Qur’ānic occurrences Form 1 1 shown of 67
51:10
قُتِلَ ٱلْخَرَّٰصُونَWoe to the falsehood-mongers,-
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, inf. n. قَتْلٌ , He knew the thing; he was, or became, acquainted with it: (Msb:) [or rather, i. q.] قَتَلَهُ عِلْمًا , (Bd in iv. 156, and TA,) and خُبْرًا , (K,) and بِعِلْمِهِ , (Bd, ubi supra,) he knew it (Bd, K, TA) completely, (TA,) or thoroughly, very well, or superlatively well; as also نَحَرَهُ عِلْمًا . (Bd.) See أَثْبَتَ الشَّىْء مَعْرِفَةً in art. ثبت .