مَثَلًاexample

Example sentences

• وَكَمْ مِنْ كَلِمَةٍ تَدُورُ عَلَى الْأَلْسِنِ مَثَلًا جَاءَ الْقُرْآنُ بِالْخَصِّ مِنْهَا وَأَحْسَنَ

  And how many phrases circulate on the tongues as an example, which the Quran has refined and improved.

  مَثَلًا — as an example. This is 'example, proverb' used adverbially, 'as a proverb'. The accusative ending is what lets a noun act in this describing, circumstantial role, telling in what capacity the saying goes around. Arabic uses this bare-accusative noun where English would say 'as a'.

  From: When Scripture Answers Proverbs →