deriv► ĭḥtalla 'l-makān al-ʔawwal, to occupy the foremost place.
► ĭḥtalla ʔaʕmāla-hū, to take over s.o.’s functions. ► ĭḥtilālī, adj., occupying, occupation (used attributively): nsb-adj from vn. VIII; n., advocate of foreign occupation: nominalized nsb-adj.
► BP#1965, 3107muḥtall, adj., 1 occupying (mil.): PA VIII | ǧuyūš ~aẗ, n., occupation forces. 2 occupied (zone; mil.): PP VIII.