See also: مثل, مبل, and م ث ل

North Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic مِثْلَ (miṯla).

Preposition

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متل (mitil)

  1. like; as
    بدي تنورة متل يلي بالصورة
    baddi tannūra mitil yalli b-iṣ-ṣūra.
    I want a skirt like the one in the photo.

South Levantine Arabic

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Root
م ت ل
2 terms

Etymology 1

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From Arabic مِثْلَ (miṯla).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mitl/, [ˈmɪ.t(ɪ)l]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Preposition

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متل (mitl)

  1. as, like
    Synonym: زي (zayy)
Inflection
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    Inflected forms of متل
Base form متل (mitl)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
singular plural
m f
1st person متلي (mitli) متلنا (mitelna)
2nd person متلك (mitlak) متلك (mitlek) متلكم (mitelkom)
3rd person متله (mitlo) متلها (mitelha) متلهم (mitelhom)

Etymology 2

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From Arabic مَثَل (maṯal).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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متل (matalm (plural أمتال (ʾamtāl))

  1. proverb, saying
  2. likeness

Noun

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متل (matalm (plural أمتلة (ʾamtile))

  1. example
Derived terms
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