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مثل

“مثل” is an Arabic word. Its 20 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to attribute,
  2. to resemble, to look like
  3. to imitate, to copy
  4. to compare, to liken
  5. to represent, to mean, to signify, to stand for
  6. to present oneself, to stand, to appear
  7. to come forth, to come forward, to enter, to appear
  8. to portray, to play, to present
  9. to represent, to stand for, to be exemplary for, to account for
  10. to make to resemble, to make to look like
  11. to make similar, to make analogous
  12. to assimilate
  13. to quote as example
  14. to punish severely, to treat harshly
  15. to maim, to mutilate

noun

  1. something similar
  2. resemblance, similarity, likeness
  3. image
  4. equivalent
  5. attribute

Etymology

Compare Hebrew מָשָׁל (mašál, “example”).

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