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تَمْثِيل

representation

Noun · masculineRoot م-ث-ل

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Highlights

Verbal noun of
to portray

Most common words from the same root

Noun
something similar
Noun
likeness
Verb · Form II
to portray
Noun
resemblance
Adjective
typical

تَمْثِيل in English

Noun · masculine

Verbal noun of مَثَّلَ (to portray): the act or idea of the verb.

  1. representation
  2. acting, performance
  3. exemplification

Word origin

Verbal noun of مَثَّلَ (maṯṯala).

Words from the root م-ث-ل

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مَثَلَ · present يَمْثُلُ

to attribute,; to resemble, to look like; to imitate, to copy

مُثُول
Verbal noun
مَاثِل
Active participle
مَمْثُول
Passive participle
مَثَّلَ · present يُمَثِّلُ

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

Verbal noun
representation
تِمْثَال
Verbal noun
sculpture
تَمْثَال
Verbal noun
Active participle
actor
مُمَثَّل
Passive participle
مُمَثِّلَة
Derived noun
female equivalent of مُمَثِّل :
مَاثَلَ · present يُمَاثِلُ

to resemble, to look like, to be similar; to correspond, to be analogous; to compare, to liken

Verbal noun
resemblance
مُمَاثَلَة
Verbal noun
مُمَاثِل
Active participle · Adjective
similar
مُمَاثَل
Passive participle
تَمَثَّلَ · present يَتَمَثَّلُ

to make oneself similar, to assimilate oneself; to become similar, to become analogous; to take after, to follow

تَمَثُّل
Verbal noun
مُتَمَثِّل
Active participle
مُتَمَثَّل
Passive participle
تَمَاثَلَ · present يَتَمَاثَلُ
Form VI · Mutual action

to resemble each other, to be alike, to go together, to agree, to match; to recover

تَمَاثُل
Verbal noun
مُتَمَاثِل
Active participle · Adjective
alike
مُتَمَاثَل
Passive participle
اِمْتَثَلَ · present يَمْتَثِلُ

to take as an example, to imitate, to copy, to follow; to submit, to obey

اِمْتِثَال
Verbal noun
compliance
مُمْتَثِل
Active participle
مُمْتَثَل
Passive participle
Noun · m.
something similar
Noun · m.
likeness
Adjective
typical
Adjective
more perfect
مَثِيل
Adjective
like
مَثِيل
Noun · m.
equal
تَمْثِيلِيّ
Adjective
representational
مِثْلِيّ
Noun · m.
an equivalent
مَثَلًا
Adverb
for example
اِسْتِمْثَال
Noun · m.
mathematical optimization
أُمْثُولَة
Noun · f.
example
مِثْلِيَّة جِنْسِيّة
Noun · f.
homosexuality
مِثْلِيّ الْجِنْس
Noun · m.
a homosexual

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