qatel

Maltese

Root
q-t-l
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قَتَلَ (qatala, “to kill”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔa.tɛl/
• Rhymes: -atɛl

Verb

qatel (imperfect joqtol, past participle maqtul, verbal noun qtil)

1. to kill, slaughter, murder (cause the death of a person or animal, in whatever way or circumstance)
   • c. 2015, Il-Bibbja : il-Kotba Mqaddsa, 5th edition, Valletta: Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, →OCLC, Il-Ktieb tal-Eżodu 20:13:

     La toqtolx.

     New International Version translation: You shall not murder.

2. to put an end to something
3. to irritate, offend

Conjugation

Conjugation of qatel (Form I)

positive forms
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	qtilt	qtilt	qatel	qtilna	qtiltu	qatlu
	f			qatlet
imperfect	m	noqtol	toqtol	joqtol	noqtlu	toqtlu	joqtlu
	f			toqtol
imperative			oqtol			oqtlu