أمثل

See also: امثل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Elative from the root م ث ل (m ṯ l); compare مَثَل (maṯal, “example, model, ideal”).

Adjective

أَمْثَل • (ʔamṯal) (feminine مُثْلَى (muṯlā), masculine plural أَمَثَلُون (ʔamaṯalūn), feminine plural مُثْلَيَات (muṯlayāt))

more perfect, more ideal; most perfect, most ideal
more or most like the original or model
ideal
exemplary

Declension

Declension of adjective **أَمْثَل** (ʔamṯal)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَمْثَل ʔamṯal	الْأَمْثَل al-ʔamṯal	مُثْلَى muṯlā	الْمُثْلَى al-muṯlā
nominative	أَمْثَلُ ʔamṯalu	الْأَمْثَلُ al-ʔamṯalu	مُثْلَى muṯlā	الْمُثْلَى al-muṯlā
accusative	أَمْثَلَ ʔamṯala	الْأَمْثَلَ al-ʔamṯala	مُثْلَى muṯlā	الْمُثْلَى al-muṯlā
genitive	أَمْثَلَ ʔamṯala	الْأَمْثَلِ al-ʔamṯali	مُثْلَى muṯlā	الْمُثْلَى al-muṯlā
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَمْثَلَيْن ʔamṯalayn	الْأَمْثَلَيْن al-ʔamṯalayn	مُثْلَيَيْن muṯlayayn	الْمُثْلَيَيْن al-muṯlayayn
nominative	أَمْثَلَانِ ʔamṯalāni	الْأَمْثَلَانِ al-ʔamṯalāni	مُثْلَيَانِ muṯlayāni	الْمُثْلَيَانِ al-muṯlayāni
accusative	أَمْثَلَيْنِ ʔamṯalayni	الْأَمْثَلَيْنِ al-ʔamṯalayni	مُثْلَيَيْنِ muṯlayayni	الْمُثْلَيَيْنِ al-muṯlayayni
genitive	أَمْثَلَيْنِ ʔamṯalayni	الْأَمْثَلَيْنِ al-ʔamṯalayni	مُثْلَيَيْنِ muṯlayayni	الْمُثْلَيَيْنِ al-muṯlayayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	أَمَثَلِين ʔamaṯalīn	الْأَمَثَلِين al-ʔamaṯalīn	مُثْلَيَات muṯlayāt	الْمُثْلَيَات al-muṯlayāt
nominative	أَمَثَلُونَ ʔamaṯalūna	الْأَمَثَلُونَ al-ʔamaṯalūna	مُثْلَيَاتٌ muṯlayātun	الْمُثْلَيَاتُ al-muṯlayātu
accusative	أَمَثَلِينَ ʔamaṯalīna	الْأَمَثَلِينَ al-ʔamaṯalīna	مُثْلَيَاتٍ muṯlayātin	الْمُثْلَيَاتِ al-muṯlayāti
genitive	أَمَثَلِينَ ʔamaṯalīna	الْأَمَثَلِينَ al-ʔamaṯalīna	مُثْلَيَاتٍ muṯlayātin	الْمُثْلَيَاتِ al-muṯlayāti

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “أمثل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], London: W.H. Allen
Wehr, Hans (1979), “مثل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Verb

أمثل (form I)

أَمْثُلُ (ʔamṯulu) /ʔam.θu.lu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of مَثَلَ (maṯala)
أُمْثَلُ (ʔumṯalu) /ʔum.θa.lu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of مَثَلَ (maṯala)
أَمْثُلَ (ʔamṯula) /ʔam.θu.la/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of مَثَلَ (maṯala)
أُمْثَلَ (ʔumṯala) /ʔum.θa.la/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of مَثَلَ (maṯala)
أَمْثُلْ (ʔamṯul) /ʔam.θul/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of مَثَلَ (maṯala)
أُمْثَلْ (ʔumṯal) /ʔum.θal/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of مَثَلَ (maṯala)

Etymology 3

Verb

أمثل (form II)

أُمَثِّلُ (ʔumaṯṯilu) /ʔu.maθ.θi.lu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of مَثَّلَ (maṯṯala)
أُمَثَّلُ (ʔumaṯṯalu) /ʔu.maθ.θa.lu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of مَثَّلَ (maṯṯala)
أُمَثِّلَ (ʔumaṯṯila) /ʔu.maθ.θi.la/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of مَثَّلَ (maṯṯala)
أُمَثَّلَ (ʔumaṯṯala) /ʔu.maθ.θa.la/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of مَثَّلَ (maṯṯala)
أُمَثِّلْ (ʔumaṯṯil) /ʔu.maθ.θil/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of مَثَّلَ (maṯṯala)
أُمَثَّلْ (ʔumaṯṯal) /ʔu.maθ.θal/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of مَثَّلَ (maṯṯala)