Arabic edit

Etymology edit

Adjective from the root م ث ل (m-ṯ-l).

Adjective edit

مَثِيل (maṯīl) (feminine مَثِيلَة (maṯīla))

  1. like, similar, analogous

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Noun edit

مَثِيل (maṯīlm (plural مَثِيلَات (maṯīlāt))

  1. equal, match, counterpart; (with following genitive) one's kind
    مَثِيلُهُ، مَثِيلُهَا
    maṯīluhu, maṯīluhā
    his kind, her kind
    لَا مَثِيلٌ لَهُ، لَيْسَ لَهُ مَثِيلٌ
    lā maṯīlun lahu, laysa lahu maṯīlun
    incomparable, matchless, unrivaled, unparallelled (literally, “he has no equal”)

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