No. 285 in Arabic

مقتل

"مقتل" means "killing" or "death" in English, often in the context of someone being killed.

In a sentence

وقع مقتل الرجل في ظروف غامضة.
The killing of the man occurred under mysterious circumstances.
In this sentence, the word 'مقتل' is used as a noun meaning 'killing' to describe the event associated with the death of the man.
تم استجواب الشهود بعد مقتل الضحية.
Witnesses were questioned after the victim's killing.
Here, 'مقتل' denotes the occurrence of death in a specific context, highlighting the circumstances surrounding the incident.
التحقيق جارٍ لتحديد أسباب مقتل الصحفي.
The investigation is ongoing to determine the causes of the journalist's killing.
In this example, 'مقتل' is again utilized as a noun to discuss the cause of death of the journalist and serves a formal tone in the sentence.

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