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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PersianEdit

NounEdit

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

1. example