قَاتَلَ — يُقَاتِلُ — مُقَاتَلَةً وَقِتَالًا
Translation: He fought; he fights; fighting.
The root is q-t-l. The additional alif after qāf produces the perfect pattern فَاعَلَ and imperfect يُفَاعِلُ. The source supplies two verbal nouns: مُقَاتَلَة and قِتَال.
Mufāʿalah often involves an opponent or counterpart, as in fighting. Yet it does not follow that every verb in this form always describes equal reciprocal action; the verb’s actual use determines its meaning.
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Mufāʿalah: the verb قَاتَلَ
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قَاتَلَ — يُقَاتِلُ — مُقَاتَلَةً وَقِتَالًا
Translation: He fought; he fights; fighting.
The root is q-t-l. The additional alif after qāf produces the perfect pattern فَاعَلَ and imperfect يُفَاعِلُ. The source supplies two verbal nouns: مُقَاتَلَة and قِتَال.
Mufāʿalah often involves an opponent or counterpart, as in fighting. Yet it does not follow that every verb in this form always describes equal reciprocal action; the verb’s actual use determines its meaning.