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 أَمَثَلُونَ (ʔamaṯalūna), feminine plural مُثْلَيَات (muṯlayāt))
- more perfect, more ideal; most perfect, most ideal
- more or most like the original or model
- ideal
- exemplary
Declension
| 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 | ||
| 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)