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Form 1قَتَلَ الشَّىْءَ1 sense
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 ٱلْخَرَّٰصُونَ

Woe 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 .
Form 2قَتَّلَ1 sense

Core sense — he killed many, he slaughtered themgenerated

2.1

See a verse cited in art. عتب, form 4.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 2 1 shown of 4
33:61
مَّلْعُونِينَ ۖ أَيْنَمَا ثُقِفُوٓا۟ أُخِذُوا۟ وَقُتِّلُوا۟ تَقْتِيلًا

They shall have a curse on them: whenever they are found, they shall be seized and slain (without mercy).

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: see a verse cited in art. عتب , conj. 4.
Form 3قَاتَلَهُ1 sense

Core sense — he fought him, he contended with him in battlegenerated

3.1

He fought him, he contended with him in fight or battle.

قَاتَلَ عَلَى دِيِن ٱللّٰهِ: see form 3 in art. ازى.

Qur’ānic occurrences Form 3 1 shown of 41
2:244
وَقَـٰتِلُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

Then fight in the cause of Allah, and know that Allah Heareth and knoweth all things.

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He fought, or combated, him; contended with him in fight or conflict or battle. قَاتَلَ عَلَى دِيِن ٱللّٰهِ : see 3 in art. ازى .
Form 5تَقَتَّلَتْ لَهُ1 sense

Core sense — she displayed her charms to himgenerated

5.1

This means تَخَضَّعَتْ لَهُ وَتَذَلَّلَتْ حَتَّى عَشِقَهَا.

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means تَخَضَّعَتْ لَهُ وَتَذَلَّلَتْ حَتَّى عَشِقَهَا . (A.)
Form 10اِسْتَقْتَلَ1 sense

Core sense — he courted slaughter, he cared nothing for deathgenerated

10.1he cared nothing for death, because of his courage—اِسْتَمَاتَ

JM: he gave himself up to slaughter and cared nothing for death.

Properly: he sought, or courted, slaughter.

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[properly He sought, or courted, slaughter;] i. q. اِسْتَمَاتَ ; (S, K;) meaning he cared not for death, by reason of his courage; (JM;) he resigned and subjected himself to slaughter, and cared not for death. (Mgh.)

Derived nouns 6

Nounقَتْلٌ1 sense

Core sense — killing, slayinggenerated

1

El-Jurjánee: from this word the plural قُتُولٌ is formed, on the authority of hearsay; in art. قصد.

Qur’ānic occurrences قَتْل 1 shown of 10
5:30
فَطَوَّعَتْ لَهُۥ نَفْسُهُۥ قَتْلَ أَخِيهِ فَقَتَلَهُۥ فَأَصْبَحَ مِنَ ٱلْخَـٰسِرِينَ

The (selfish) soul of the other led him to the murder of his brother: he murdered him, and became (himself) one of the lost ones.

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: from this word is formed the pl. قُتُولٌ , on the authority of hearsay. (El-Jurjánee, in Msb, art. قصد .)
Nounقَتَّالٌ1 sense

Core sense — murderous, very deadlygenerated

1a very deadly serpent—حَيَّةٌ قَتَّالَهٌ

Murderous, slaughterous, very deadly.

In art. اصل.

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[Murderous; slaughterous; very deadly.] You say حَيَّةٌ قَتَّالَهٌ [A very deadly serpent]. (TA in art. اصل .)
Nounقَاتِلٌ1 sense

Core sense — deadlygenerated

1

Deadly; said of a tree, in art. خمط, and of poison.

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Deadly; applied to a tree; (K in art. خمط ;) and to poison. (TA in that art.)
Nounمَقْتَلٌ1 sense

Core sense — a vital place where a wound causes deathgenerated

1

A [vital] place in a man or an animal, where a wound causes death, such as the temple. Plural مَقَاتِلُ.

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A [vital] place in a man [or an animal, i. e.] where a wound causes death; (S, Msb;) as the temple: (Msb:) pl. مَقَاتِلُ . (S.)
Nounوَلِنِّى مَقَاتِلَكَ1 sense

Core sense — turn your vital parts towards megenerated

1

This means حَوِّلْ إِلَىَّ وَجْهَكَ.

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means حَوِّلْ إِلَىَّ وَجْهَكَ . (A.)
Nounمُسْتَقْتِلٌ1 sense

Core sense — one who courts slaughter, caring nothing for deathgenerated

1

See مُسْتَمِيتٌ.

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: see مُسْتَمِيتٌ .