مِثْل
mith'la
like
মতো
Learn it in lesson 15About this word
Noun (ism)Masculine (mudhakkar)Root letters: م ث ل
Singular & plural — as used in the Qur'an
- Singular (mufrad)مِثْلَ73 times
- Dual (muthannā)مِّثْلَيْهِمْ2 times
Forms in the Qur'an
- مِثْلَsimilarmith'la · 10 times10 times
- مِّثْلَsimilarmith'la · 7 times7 times
- مِثْلُ(is the) likemith'lu · 6 times6 times
- مِّثْلِهِۦlike itmith'lihi · 5 times5 times
- بِمِثْلِin (the) likebimith'li · 5 times5 times
- مِّثْلُكُمْlike youmith'lukum · 5 times5 times
Words from the same root
More words from the root م ث ل — know one root, recognise many words.
- مَثَلan exampleদৃষ্টান্ত
- تَماثِيل[the] statuesমূর্তিগুলো
- أَمْثَل(the) best of themতাদের মধ্যকার অপেক্ষাকৃত উত্তম ব্যক্তি
- تَمَثَّلَthen he assumed for her the likenessঅতঃপর সে আকৃতি ধারণ করলো
- مَثُلَة[the] similar punishmentsশিক্ষামূলক দৃষ্টান্তসমূহ
- مُثْلَىthe exemplary(যা হলো) আদর্শ
Examples from the Qur'an
For the like of this let the workers [on earth] work.
Rather, they say like what the former peoples said.
And We created for them from the likes of it that which they ride.