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
Inflection 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

Noun

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

  1. proverb, saying
  2. likeness

Noun

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

  1. example
Derived terms
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