Arabic

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Etymology

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Derived from the feminine of the active participle of مَثَّلَ (maṯṯala, to represent, portray, to act (on stage, etc.)), from the root م ث ل (m-ṯ-l).

Noun

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مُمَثِّلَة (mumaṯṯilaf (plural مُمَثِّلَات (mumaṯṯilāt))

  1. female equivalent of مُمَثِّل (mumaṯṯil, actor, representative):
    1. actress
    2. female representative

Declension

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