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
    Inflected forms 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
  • IPA(key): /ma.tal/, [ˈma.tal]
  • Audio (Ramallah)(file)

Noun

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

  1. proverb, saying
  2. likeness

Noun

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

  1. example
Derived terms
  • متلا‎ (matalan, “for example”)
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