Arabic vocabulary
مِثَال is how you say “example” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
فليتدبّر اللبيب هذا الْمِثَال؛
So let the wise person reflect on this example;
الْمِثَالَ — the example. al- = 'the'; mithal means 'example'; the '-a' ending marks it as the object of 'reflect on' — 'this example'.
From: Seeds and Streams of Deeds →ومن أبلغ الأمثلة قصة البطاقة؛
And among the most striking examples is the story of the card.
الْأَمْثِلَةِ — examples. Genitive owner of 'most telling' — 'the examples'. Broken plural of 'mithal'; the pool the best is drawn from.
From: Small Deeds, Great Reward →OpenArabic teaches words like مِثَال through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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