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))
- verbal noun of مَاثَلَ (māṯala) (form III)
- resemblance, anything equal or similar
- image, type, model, example, specimen
- pattern, standard
- form, formula, formulary
- simile, allegory, parable, fable, tale
- vision in a dream
- manner, method
- definite quantity
- order, command, written order
- retaliation
- (grammar) assimilated verb (beginning with و (w) or ي (y))
- 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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PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
مِثَال • (miṯāl) m (plural أَمْثِلَة (ʼamṯila))