hūa mū^tālun liqawmihi muqtālun ʿalayhim huwa muw^otaAlN liqawomihi muqotaAlN Ealayohimo هُوَ مُوءْتَالٌ لِقَوْمِهِ مُقْتَالٌ عَلَيْهِمْ Bookmark Bookmarked Share He is ruler, or governor, of his people; a possessor of dictatorship over them, or of authority over them to judge or give judgment or pass sentence or decide judicially. (A, TA.)