ضرب مثلا

ضَرَبَ مَثَلًا • (ḍaraba maṯalan) I (non-past يَضْرِبُ مَثَلًا (yaḍribu maṯalan))

1. to give an example
   • The Quran

     تُؤْتِي أُكُلَهَا كُلَّ حِينٍ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهَا وَيَضْرِبُ اللَّٰهُ الْأَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ

     tuʔtī ʔukulahā kulla ḥīnin biʔiḏni rabbihā wayaḍribu allāhu al-ʔamṯāla li-n-nāsi laʕallahum yataḏakkarūna

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2. (transitive) to cite as an example
   • The Quran

     وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ مَثَلًا إِذَا قَوْمُكَ مِنْهُ يَصِدُّونَ

     walammā ḍuriba bnu maryama maṯalan ʔiḏā qawmuka minhu yaṣiddūna

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