مُثُول
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Highlights
Plural
أَمْثِلَة
Other plurals
مُثُل، مُثْل
Verbal noun of
مَاثَلَ
to resemble
Most common words from the same root
مِثَال in English
Noun · masculine
Verbal noun of مَاثَلَ (to resemble): the act or idea of the verb.
- 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
- assimilated verb (beginning with و (w) or ي (y))
- bed, carpet
Word origin
From the root م ث ل (m ṯ l). Compare Hebrew מָשָׁל (“example, allegory”).
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
مِثَال: plural and other forms
| Singular | مِثَال |
|---|---|
| Plural | أَمْثِلَة |
| Alternative plurals | مُثُل، مُثْل |
مِثَال in a sentence
From a fully vowelled text
لأَنِّي أَعْطَيْتُكُمْ مِثَالاً، حَتَّى كَمَا صَنَعْتُ أَنَا بِكُمْ تَصْنَعُونَ أَنْتُمْ أَيْضًا.For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.John 13:15, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
وَهذِهِ الأُمُورُ حَدَثَتْ مِثَالاً لَنَا، حَتَّى لاَ نَكُونَ نَحْنُ مُشْتَهِينَ شُرُورًا كَمَا اشْتَهَى أُولئِكَ.Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.1 Corinthians 10:6, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
خُذُوا يَا إِخْوَتِي مِثَالاً لاحْتِمَالِ الْمَشَقَّاتِ وَالأَنَاةِ: الأَنْبِيَاءَ الَّذِينَ تَكَلَّمُوا بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ.Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.James 5:10, Smith & Van Dyke (1865) / KJV
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