مثال

Arabic

Etymology

From the root م ث ل (m-ṯ-l); compare مَثَلَ (maṯala, “to resemble, to signify”).

Noun

مِثَال • (miṯāl) m (plural أَمْثِلَة (ʔamṯila) or مُثُل (muṯul) or مُثْل (muṯl))

1. verbal noun of مَاثَلَ (māṯala) (form III)
2. resemblance, anything equal or similar
3. image, type, model, example, specimen
4. pattern, standard
5. form, formula, formulary
6. simile, allegory, parable, fable, tale
7. vision in a dream
8. manner, method
9. definite quantity
10. order, command, written order
11. retaliation
12. (grammar) assimilated verb (beginning with و (w) or ي (y))
13. bed, carpet

Declension

Declension of noun مِثَال (miṯāl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِثَال miṯāl	الْمِثَال al-miṯāl	مِثَال miṯāl
Nominative	مِثَالٌ miṯālun	الْمِثَالُ al-miṯālu	مِثَالُ miṯālu
Accusative	مِثَالًا miṯālan	الْمِثَالَ al-miṯāla	مِثَالَ miṯāla
Genitive	مِثَالٍ miṯālin	الْمِثَالِ al-miṯāli	مِثَالِ miṯāli
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِثَالَيْن miṯālayn	الْمِثَالَيْن al-miṯālayn	مِثَالَيْ miṯālay
Nominative	مِثَالَانِ miṯālāni	الْمِثَالَانِ al-miṯālāni	مِثَالَا miṯālā
Accusative	مِثَالَيْنِ miṯālayni	الْمِثَالَيْنِ al-miṯālayni	مِثَالَيْ miṯālay
Genitive	مِثَالَيْنِ miṯālayni	الْمِثَالَيْنِ al-miṯālayni	مِثَالَيْ miṯālay
Plural	broken plural triptote in ـَة (-a)‎; basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمْثِلَة‎; مُثُل‎; مُثْل ʔamṯila‎; muṯul‎; muṯl	الْأَمْثِلَة‎; الْمُثُل‎; الْمُثْل al-ʔamṯila‎; al-muṯul‎; al-muṯl	أَمْثِلَة‎; مُثُل‎; مُثْل ʔamṯilat‎; muṯul‎; muṯl
Nominative	أَمْثِلَةٌ‎; مُثُلٌ‎; مُثْلٌ ʔamṯilatun‎; muṯulun‎; muṯlun	الْأَمْثِلَةُ‎; الْمُثُلُ‎; الْمُثْلُ al-ʔamṯilatu‎; al-muṯulu‎; al-muṯlu	أَمْثِلَةُ‎; مُثُلُ‎; مُثْلُ ʔamṯilatu‎; muṯulu‎; muṯlu
Accusative	أَمْثِلَةً‎; مُثُلًا‎; مُثْلًا ʔamṯilatan‎; muṯulan‎; muṯlan	الْأَمْثِلَةَ‎; الْمُثُلَ‎; الْمُثْلَ al-ʔamṯilata‎; al-muṯula‎; al-muṯla	أَمْثِلَةَ‎; مُثُلَ‎; مُثْلَ ʔamṯilata‎; muṯula‎; muṯla
Genitive	أَمْثِلَةٍ‎; مُثُلٍ‎; مُثْلٍ ʔamṯilatin‎; muṯulin‎; muṯlin	الْأَمْثِلَةِ‎; الْمُثُلِ‎; الْمُثْلِ al-ʔamṯilati‎; al-muṯuli‎; al-muṯli	أَمْثِلَةِ‎; مُثُلِ‎; مُثْلِ ʔamṯilati‎; muṯuli‎; muṯli

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “مثال”, 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

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Baluchi

Noun

مثال • (misál)

1. example

See also

• نمونہ (namuna)

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Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Arabic مِثَال (miṯāl)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miˈθaːl/
• IPA^(key): /miˈsaːl/ (speakers with full /θ/ and /s/ merger)

Noun

مِثَال • (miṯāl) m (plural أَمْثِلَة ‎(ʼamṯila))

1. example, model, specimen

See also

• مَثَل (maṯal, “proverb, saying”)

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Persian

Noun

مثال • (mesâl) (plural مثال‌ها (mesâl-hâ))

1. example