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Also written مثل: مِثْل (something similar) · مَثَل (likeness)
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Most common words from the same root
مَثَّلَ in English
Verb · Form II
- to portray, to play, to present
- to represent, to stand for, to be exemplary for, to account for
يهاجر هو وأتباعه من مكة إلى المدينة المنورة (المعروفة آنذاك باسم يثرب) في وقت لاحق من عام 622 ويُمَثِّلُ هذا الحدث٬ الهجرة٬ بداية التقويم الإسلامي.He and his followers migrated from Mecca to Medina (then known as Yathrib) later in 622 AD. This event, the Hijra, marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
- to make to resemble, to make to look like
- to make similar, to make analogous
- to assimilate
- to quote as example
- to compare, to liken
- to punish severely, to treat harshly
- to maim, to mutilate
- to embody
Word origin
Compare Hebrew מָשָׁל (mašál, “example”).
Words from the root م-ث-ل
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
مَثَلَ
· present يَمْثُلُ
Form I · The plain action
to attribute,; to resemble, to look like; to imitate, to copy
مَاثِل
مَمْثُول
مَثَّلَ
· present يُمَثِّلُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to portray, to play, to present; to represent, to stand for, to be exemplary for, to account for; to make to resemble, to make to look like
مَاثَلَ
· present يُمَاثِلُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to resemble, to look like, to be similar; to correspond, to be analogous; to compare, to liken
تَمَثَّلَ
· present يَتَمَثَّلُ
Form V · Reflexive of Form II
to make oneself similar, to assimilate oneself; to become similar, to become analogous; to take after, to follow
تَمَثُّل
مُتَمَثِّل
مُتَمَثَّل
تَمَاثَلَ
· present يَتَمَاثَلُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to resemble each other, to be alike, to go together, to agree, to match; to recover
تَمَاثُل
مُتَمَاثِل
alike
مُتَمَاثَل
اِمْتَثَلَ
· present يَمْتَثِلُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to take as an example, to imitate, to copy, to follow; to submit, to obey
اِمْتِثَال
compliance
مُمْتَثِل
مُمْتَثَل
مَثَّلَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | مَثَّلْتُ | أُمَثِّلُ | أُمَثِّلَ | أُمَثِّلْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | مَثَّلْتَ | تُمَثِّلُ | تُمَثِّلَ | تُمَثِّلْ | مَثِّلْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | مَثَّلْتِ | تُمَثِّلِينَ | تُمَثِّلِي | تُمَثِّلِي | مَثِّلِي |
| هُوَ he | مَثَّلَ | يُمَثِّلُ | يُمَثِّلَ | يُمَثِّلْ | — |
| هِيَ she | مَثَّلَتْ | تُمَثِّلُ | تُمَثِّلَ | تُمَثِّلْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | مَثَّلْتُمَا | تُمَثِّلَانِ | تُمَثِّلَا | تُمَثِّلَا | مَثِّلَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | مَثَّلَا | يُمَثِّلَانِ | يُمَثِّلَا | يُمَثِّلَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | مَثَّلَتَا | تُمَثِّلَانِ | تُمَثِّلَا | تُمَثِّلَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | مَثَّلْنَا | نُمَثِّلُ | نُمَثِّلَ | نُمَثِّلْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | مَثَّلْتُمْ | تُمَثِّلُونَ | تُمَثِّلُوا | تُمَثِّلُوا | مَثِّلُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | مَثَّلْتُنَّ | تُمَثِّلْنَ | تُمَثِّلْنَ | تُمَثِّلْنَ | مَثِّلْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | مَثَّلُوا | يُمَثِّلُونَ | يُمَثِّلُوا | يُمَثِّلُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | مَثَّلْنَ | يُمَثِّلْنَ | يُمَثِّلْنَ | يُمَثِّلْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | تَمْثِيل، تَمْثَال |
|---|---|
| Active participle | مُمَثِّل |
| Passive participle | مُمَثَّل |
مَثَّلَ in a sentence
Dictionary examples
to represent
يهاجر هو وأتباعه من مكة إلى المدينة المنورة (المعروفة آنذاك باسم يثرب) في وقت لاحق من عام 622 ويُمَثِّلُ هذا الحدث٬ الهجرة٬ بداية التقويم الإسلامي.He and his followers migrated from Mecca to Medina (then known as Yathrib) later in 622 AD. This event, the Hijra, marks the beginning of the Islamic calendar.
From a fully vowelled text
وَقَالَ: «بِمَاذَا نُشَبِّهُ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ؟ أَوْ بِأَيِّ مَثَل نُمَثِّلُهُ؟And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?Mark 4:30, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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