مِثَالexample

Example sentences

• 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 →