qatel

Maltese

Root
q-t-l
6 terms

Etymology

From Arabic قَتَلَ (qatala, to kill).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔa.tɛl/

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)
  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