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Kalimāt: Arabic for Islamic and Arabic Studies

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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
saying

مثل ج أمثال (لـ)‏

مَثَلٌ ج أَمْثالٌ (لِـ)‏

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Categories:
Knowledge: active
Frequency: 4
Part of speech: Noun
Morph. pattern: فَعَلٌ
Root: مثل
Subject: Art and literature

Sample sentences:

«الصَّديقُ وَقْتَ الضِّيقِ» مَثَلٌّ يُضْرَبُ في الصَّداقَةِ.

مِنَ الأَمْثالِ العَرَبيَّةِ القَديمَةِ «على نَفْسِها جَنَتْ بَراقِشُ». هَلْ تَعْرِفُ قِصَّةَ المَثَلِ؟