Arabic - English Dictionary قاتلَ يقاتل، قِتالاً ومُقاتلةً، فهو مُقاتِل، والمفعول مُقاتَل
Root: ق ت لSub-Meanings / Derivatives:
قاتل عدوَّه
حاربه وعاداه
🇬🇧 Translation:
he fought and showed hostility toward his enemy
- لعنه، دعاء عليه
- قاتله الله ما أظرفه : دعاء له لا عليه، وهو تعبير عن الإعجاب بفصاحته.
🇬🇧 Translation:
- he cursed him, invoked evil upon him
- May Allah fight him (destroy him), how witty he is: an invocation of praise rather than literal curse, expressing admiration for his eloquence.
Example / Citation:
- " قاتل ببسالة في المعركة
- فَلْيُقَاتِلْهُ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ شَيْطَانٌ [حديث] : المارّ بين يدي المصلِّي
- {وَمَا لَكُمْ لَا تُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ} "
🇬🇧 Translation:
- He fought bravely in the battle
- "Let him fight him, for indeed he is a devil" [Hadith]: regarding the one who passes in front of someone praying
- {And what is [the matter] with you that you fight not in the cause of Allah}