متل

See also: مثل, مبل, and م ث ل

Arabic

Root
ت ل ل (t l l)
4 terms

Etymology

مِفْعَل (mifʕal)-type adjective indicating frequency of action from تَلَّ (talla).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mi.tall/

Adjective

مِتَلّ • (mitall) (masculine plural مَتَالّ (matāll))

robust, resistant
on the ground as if praying

Declension

Declension of adjective **مِتَلّ** (mitall)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مِتَلّ mitall	الْمِتَلّ al-mitall	مِتَلَّة mitalla	الْمِتَلَّة al-mitalla
nominative	مِتَلٌّ mitallun	الْمِتَلُّ al-mitallu	مِتَلَّةٌ mitallatun	الْمِتَلَّةُ al-mitallatu
accusative	مِتَلًّا mitallan	الْمِتَلَّ al-mitalla	مِتَلَّةً mitallatan	الْمِتَلَّةَ al-mitallata
genitive	مِتَلٍّ mitallin	الْمِتَلِّ al-mitalli	مِتَلَّةٍ mitallatin	الْمِتَلَّةِ al-mitallati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مِتَلَّيْن mitallayn	الْمِتَلَّيْن al-mitallayn	مِتَلَّتَيْن mitallatayn	الْمِتَلَّتَيْن al-mitallatayn
nominative	مِتَلَّانِ mitallāni	الْمِتَلَّانِ al-mitallāni	مِتَلَّتَانِ mitallatāni	الْمِتَلَّتَانِ al-mitallatāni
accusative	مِتَلَّيْنِ mitallayni	الْمِتَلَّيْنِ al-mitallayni	مِتَلَّتَيْنِ mitallatayni	الْمِتَلَّتَيْنِ al-mitallatayni
genitive	مِتَلَّيْنِ mitallayni	الْمِتَلَّيْنِ al-mitallayni	مِتَلَّتَيْنِ mitallatayni	الْمِتَلَّتَيْنِ al-mitallatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	مَتَالّ matāll	الْمَتَالّ al-matāll	مِتَلَّات mitallāt	الْمِتَلَّات al-mitallāt
nominative	مَتَالُّ matāllu	الْمَتَالُّ al-matāllu	مِتَلَّاتٌ mitallātun	الْمِتَلَّاتُ al-mitallātu
accusative	مَتَالَّ matālla	الْمَتَالَّ al-matālla	مِتَلَّاتٍ mitallātin	الْمِتَلَّاتِ al-mitallāti
genitive	مَتَالَّ matālla	الْمَتَالِّ al-matālli	مِتَلَّاتٍ mitallātin	الْمِتَلَّاتِ al-mitallāti

Noun

مِتَلّ • (mitall) m (plural مَتَالّ (matāll))

an instrument for striking down
- a. 730, Anthony Ashley Bevan, The Naḳāʾiḍ of Jarīr and Al-Farazdaḳ‎^[1], volume II, Leiden: E.J. Brill, published 1908–1909, page 656 line 12:

Declension

Declension of noun **مِتَلّ** (mitall)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مِتَلّ mitall	الْمِتَلّ al-mitall	مِتَلّ mitall
nominative	مِتَلٌّ mitallun	الْمِتَلُّ al-mitallu	مِتَلُّ mitallu
accusative	مِتَلًّا mitallan	الْمِتَلَّ al-mitalla	مِتَلَّ mitalla
genitive	مِتَلٍّ mitallin	الْمِتَلِّ al-mitalli	مِتَلِّ mitalli
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مِتَلَّيْن mitallayn	الْمِتَلَّيْن al-mitallayn	مِتَلَّيْ mitallay
nominative	مِتَلَّانِ mitallāni	الْمِتَلَّانِ al-mitallāni	مِتَلَّا mitallā
accusative	مِتَلَّيْنِ mitallayni	الْمِتَلَّيْنِ al-mitallayni	مِتَلَّيْ mitallay
genitive	مِتَلَّيْنِ mitallayni	الْمِتَلَّيْنِ al-mitallayni	مِتَلَّيْ mitallay
plural	basic broken plural diptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	مَتَالّ matāll	الْمَتَالّ al-matāll	مَتَالّ matāll
nominative	مَتَالُّ matāllu	الْمَتَالُّ al-matāllu	مَتَالُّ matāllu
accusative	مَتَالَّ matālla	الْمَتَالَّ al-matālla	مَتَالَّ matālla
genitive	مَتَالَّ matālla	الْمَتَالِّ al-matālli	مَتَالِّ matālli

North Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic مِثْلَ (miṯla).

Preposition

مِتْل • (mitl)

like; as
بدي تنورة متل يلي بالصورة
baddi tannūra mitl yalli biṣ-ṣūra.
I want a skirt like the one in the photo.

Adverb

مِتْل • (mitl)

like (filler)
Near-synonym: هيك (hēk, hayk)

في حدا برا... حامل متل عصاية أو هيك شي
fī ḥada barra... ḥāmil mitl ʕaṣāye ʔaw hēk šī
There's someone outside... he's holding, like, a stick or something

South Levantine Arabic

Root
م ت ل
2 terms

Etymology 1

From Arabic مِثْلَ (miṯla).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mitl/, [ˈmɪ.t(ɪ)l]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Preposition

متل • (mitl)

as, like
Synonym: زي (zayy)

Inflection

Inflection of **متل**

base form			متل (mitl)
Personal-pronoun including forms
	singular		plural
	m	f	plural
1^st person	متلي (mitli)		متلنا (mitelna)
2^nd person	متلك (mitlak)	متلك (mitlek)	متلكم (mitelkom)
3^rd person	متله (mitlo)	متلها (mitelha)	متلهم (mitelhom)

Etymology 2

From Arabic مَثَل (maṯal).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.tal/, [ˈma.tal]
Audio (Ramallah): (file)

Noun

متل • (matal) m (plural أمتال (ʾamtāl))

proverb, saying
likeness

Noun

متل • (matal) m (plural أمتلة (ʾamtile))

example

Derived terms

متلا (matalan, “for example”)