Arabic vocabulary
مِثَالٌ is how you say “example” in Arabic. Hear it pronounced and see it used in real example sentences from classical texts below.
وَنَدُرَ مِثَالُهُ أَنَّ شَهْوَةَ الْمَطْعَمِ إِنَّمَا خُلِقَتْ لاجْتِلابِ الْغِذَاءِ
A rare example of this is that the craving for food was only created to draw nourishment.
مِثَالُهُ — his example. '-hu' = 'its'; subject (nominative).
From: When Desire Exceeds Its Bounds →فليتأمل اللبيب هذا المثال حق التأمل،
So let the intelligent one reflect on this example thoroughly,
المِثَالَ — the example. Direct object of 'reflect on', accusative ('-a'), definite. Paired with 'this', it is the specific parable to be pondered.
From: Repelling the Devil →OpenArabic teaches words like مِثَالٌ through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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