مثال

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ArabicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From the root م ث ل (m-ṯ-l); compare مَثَلَ (maṯala, “to resemble, to signify”).

NounEdit

مِثَال • (miṯāl) m (plural أَمْثِلَة (ʾamṯila) or مُثُل (muṯul) or مُثْل (muṯl))

1. verbal noun of مَاثَلَ (māṯala) (form III)
2. resemblance, anything equal or similar
3. image, type, model, example, specimen
4. pattern, standard
5. form, formula, formulary
6. simile, allegory, [[parable], fable, tale
7. vision in a dream
8. manner, method
9. definite quantity
10. order, command, written order
11. retaliation
12. (grammar) assimilated verb (beginning with و (w) or ي (y))
13. bed, carpet

DeclensionEdit

Declension of noun مِثَال (miṯāl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِثَال miṯāl	الْمِثَال al-miṯāl	مِثَال miṯāl
Nominative	مِثَالٌ miṯālun	الْمِثَالُ al-miṯālu	مِثَالُ miṯālu
Accusative	مِثَالًا miṯālan	الْمِثَالَ al-miṯāla	مِثَالَ miṯāla
Genitive	مِثَالٍ miṯālin	الْمِثَالِ al-miṯāli	مِثَالِ miṯāli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِثَالَيْن miṯālayn	الْمِثَالَيْن al-miṯālayn	مِثَالَيْ miṯālay
Nominative	مِثَالَانِ miṯālāni	الْمِثَالَانِ al-miṯālāni	مِثَالَا miṯālā
Accusative	مِثَالَيْنِ miṯālayni	الْمِثَالَيْنِ al-miṯālayni	مِثَالَيْ miṯālay
Genitive	مِثَالَيْنِ miṯālayni	الْمِثَالَيْنِ al-miṯālayni	مِثَالَيْ miṯālay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمْثِلَة‎; مُثُل‎; مُثْل ʾamṯila‎; muṯul‎; muṯl	الْأَمْثِلَة‎; الْمُثُل‎; الْمُثْل al-ʾamṯila‎; al-muṯul‎; al-muṯl	أَمْثِلَة‎; مُثُل‎; مُثْل ʾamṯilat‎; muṯul‎; muṯl
Nominative	أَمْثِلَةٌ‎; مُثُلٌ‎; مُثْلٌ ʾamṯilatun‎; muṯulun‎; muṯlun	الْأَمْثِلَةُ‎; الْمُثُلُ‎; الْمُثْلُ al-ʾamṯilatu‎; al-muṯulu‎; al-muṯlu	أَمْثِلَةُ‎; مُثُلُ‎; مُثْلُ ʾamṯilatu‎; muṯulu‎; muṯlu
Accusative	أَمْثِلَةً‎; مُثُلًا‎; مُثْلًا ʾamṯilatan‎; muṯulan‎; muṯlan	الْأَمْثِلَةَ‎; الْمُثُلَ‎; الْمُثْلَ al-ʾamṯilata‎; al-muṯula‎; al-muṯla	أَمْثِلَةَ‎; مُثُلَ‎; مُثْلَ ʾamṯilata‎; muṯula‎; muṯla
Genitive	أَمْثِلَةٍ‎; مُثُلٍ‎; مُثْلٍ ʾamṯilatin‎; muṯulin‎; muṯlin	الْأَمْثِلَةِ‎; الْمُثُلِ‎; الْمُثْلِ al-ʾamṯilati‎; al-muṯuli‎; al-muṯli	أَمْثِلَةِ‎; مُثُلِ‎; مُثْلِ ʾamṯilati‎; muṯuli‎; muṯli

ReferencesEdit

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “مثال”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “مثل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, ISBN 0-87950-003-4

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BaluchiEdit

NounEdit

مثال • (misál)

1. example

See alsoEdit

• نمونہ (namuna)

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Hijazi ArabicEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Arabic مِثَال (miṯāl)

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /miˈθaːl/
• IPA^(key): /miˈsaːl/ (speakers with full /θ/ and /s/ merger)

NounEdit

مِثَال • (miṯāl) m (plural أَمْثِلَة ‎(ʼamṯila))

1. example, model, specimen

See alsoEdit

• مَثَل (maṯal, “proverb, saying”)

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PersianEdit

NounEdit

مثال • (mesâl) (plural مثال‌ها (mesâl-hâ))

1. example