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