مثل

See also: مبل, متل, and م ث ل

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root م ث ل (m-ṯ-l).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.θa.la/

Verb

مَثَلَ (maṯala) I, non-past يَمْثُلُ‎ (yamṯulu)

  1. to resemble, to look like
  2. to imitate, to copy
  3. to compare, to liken
  4. to represent, to mean, to signify
  5. to appear before
  6. to present oneself
  7. to stand
  8. to come forth, to come forward, to enter, to appear
Conjugation

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maθ.θa.la/

Verb

مَثَّلَ (maṯṯala) II, non-past يُمَثِّلُ‎ (yumaṯṯilu)

  1. to make to resemble, to make to look like
  2. to make similar, to make analogous
  3. to assimilate
  4. to quote as example
  5. to compare, to liken
  6. to punish severely, to treat harshly
  7. to maim, to mutilate
Conjugation

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miθl/
  • (file)

Noun

مِثْل (miṯl) m (plural أَمْثَال (ʔamṯāl))

  1. something similar
  2. resemblance, similarity, likeness
  3. image
  4. equivalent
Declension
Descendants
  • South Levantine Arabic: متل (mitl)
  • Ottoman Turkish: مثل (misl)
  • Persian: مثل (mesl)
  • Swahili: mithili

Etymology 4

From the root م ث ل (m-ṯ-l). Cognate with Hebrew מָשָׁל (mashál, proverb, allegory).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.θal/

Noun

مَثَل (maṯal) m (plural أَمْثَال (ʔamṯāl))

  1. likeness
  2. metaphor, simile, parable
  3. proverb, adage
  4. example
  5. lesson
  6. ideal, model
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.θul/

Noun

مُثُل (muṯul) m pl

  1. plural of مِثَال (miṯāl)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miθ.lu/
  • IPA(key): /miθ.la/
  • IPA(key): /miθ.li/

Preposition

مِثْلُ or مِثْلَ or مِثْلِ (miṯlu or miṯla or miṯli)

  1. similar to, like, as, just as
Inflection
    Inflected forms
Base form مِثْلَ (miṯla)
Personal-pronoun-
including forms
Singular Dual Plural
Masculine Feminine Common Masculine Feminine
First person مِثْلِي (miṯlī) مِثْلَنَا (miṯlanā)
Second person مِثْلَكَ (miṯlaka) مِثْلَكِ (miṯlaki) مِثْلَكُمَا (miṯlakumā) مِثْلَكُمْ (miṯlakum) مِثْلَكُنَّ (miṯlakunna)
Third person مِثْلَهُ (miṯlahu) مِثْلَهَا (miṯlahā) مِثْلَهُمَا (miṯlahumā) مِثْلَهُمْ (miṯlahum) مِثْلَهُنَّ (miṯlahunna)
Synonyms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muθl/

Noun

مُثْل (muṯl) m pl

  1. plural of مِثَال (miṯāl)

References

  • Wehr, Hans (1979), مثل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Pashto

Etymology 1

From Arabic مِثْل (miṯl).

Noun

مثل (misl) m

  1. similarity, likeness
    په مثل د
    in the likeness of, (resembling)
  2. copy

Etymology 2

From Arabic مَثَل (maṯal).

Noun

مثل (masál) m

  1. example, model

Persian

Etymology 1

From Arabic مِثْل (miṯl).

Pronunciation

(noun)

(preposition, with ezâfe)

 
  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /misli/

Noun

Dari مثل
Iranian Persian
Tajik мисл (misl)

مثل (mesl)

  1. resemblance, similarity

Preposition

مثل (mesl-e)

Dari مثل
Iranian Persian
Tajik мисли (misli)
  1. like
    Synonyms: مانند (mânand), نظیر (nazir), (literary) همانند (hamânand)
    مثل تو نیستم.
    mesl-e to nistam.
    I'm not like you.
    چرا می‌خوای مثل من حرف بزنی؟
    čerâ mi-xây mesl-e man harf be-zani?
    Why do you want to talk like me?

Etymology 2

From Arabic مَثَل (maṯal).

Pronunciation

  • (Tajik) IPA(key): /masal/

Noun

Dari مثل
Iranian Persian
Tajik масал (masal)

مثل (masal)

  1. proverb
  • ضرب‌المثل (zarb-ol-masal)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
م ث ل

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مَثَّلَ (maṯṯala).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maθ.θal/, [ˈmaθ.θal]
  • IPA(key): /mas.sal/, [ˈmas.sal]
  • (file)

Verb

مثّل (maṯṯal) (form II, present بمثّل (bimaṯṯel))

  1. to act
  2. to represent

Conjugation

    Conjugation of مثّل (maṯṯal)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m مثّلت (maṯṯalt) مثّلت (maṯṯalt) مثّل (maṯṯal) مثّلنا (maṯṯalna) مثّلتو (maṯṯaltu) مثّلو (maṯṯalu)
f مثّلتي (maṯṯalti) مثّلت (maṯṯalat)
present m بمثّل (bamaṯṯel) بتمثّل (bitmaṯṯel) بمثّل (bimaṯṯel) منمثّل (minmaṯṯel) بتمثّلو (bitmaṯṯlu) بمثّلو (bimaṯṯlu)
f بتمثّلي (bitmaṯṯli) بتمثّل (bitmaṯṯel)
subjunctive m امثّل (amaṯṯel) تمثّل (tmaṯṯel) يمثّل (ymaṯṯel) نمثّل (nmaṯṯel) تمثّلو (tmaṯṯlu) يمثّلو (ymaṯṯlu)
f تمثّلي (tmaṯṯli) تمثّل (tmaṯṯel)
imperative m مثّل (maṯṯel) مثّلو (maṯṯlu)
f مثّلي (maṯṯli)
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