متل

See also: مثل, مبل, and م ث ل

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مِثْلَ (miṯla).

Preposition

متل • (mitil)

1. like; as

   بدي تنورة متل يلي بالصورة

   baddi tannūra mitil yalli b-iṣ-ṣūra.

   I want a skirt like the one in the photo.

South Levantine Arabic

Root
م ت ل
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic مِثْلَ (miṯla).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mitl/, [ˈmɪ.t(ɪ)l]

• Audio (Ramallah):

  (file)

Preposition

متل • (mitl)

1. as, like

   Synonym: زي (zayy)

Inflection

Inflected forms of متل
Base form					متل (mitl)
Personal-pronoun- including forms		singular		plural
		m	f
1st person		متلي (mitli)		متلنا (mitelna)
2nd person		متلك (mitlak)	متلك (mitlek)	متلكم (mitelkom)
3rd person		متله (mitlo)	متلها (mitelha)	متلهم (mitelhom)

Etymology 2

From Arabic مَثَل (maṯal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.tal/, [ˈma.tal]

• Audio (Ramallah):

  (file)

Noun

متل • (matal) m (plural أمتال (ʾamtāl))

1. proverb, saying
2. likeness

Noun

متل • (matal) m (plural أمتلة (ʾamtile))

1. example

Derived terms

• متلا (matalan, “for example”)