أمثل

See also: امثل‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

Elative from the root م ث ل‎ (m-ṯ-l); compare مَثَل‎ (maṯal, “example, model, ideal”).

Adjective

أَمْثَل • (ʾamṯal) (feminine مُثْلَى‎ (muṯlā), masculine plural أَمَثَلُونَ‎ (ʾamaṯalūna), feminine plural مُثْلَيَات‎ (muṯlayāt))

more perfect, more ideal; most perfect, most ideal
more or most like the original or model
ideal
exemplary

Declension

Declension of adjective أَمْثَل (ʾamṯal)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَمْثَل ʾamṯal	الْأَمْثَل‎ al-ʾamṯal	مُثْلَى‎ muṯlā	الْمُثْلَى‎ al-muṯlā
Nominative	أَمْثَلُ ʾamṯalu	الْأَمْثَلُ‎ al-ʾamṯalu	مُثْلَى‎ muṯlā	الْمُثْلَى‎ al-muṯlā
Accusative	أَمْثَلَ ʾamṯala	الْأَمْثَلَ‎ al-ʾamṯala	مُثْلَى‎ muṯlā	الْمُثْلَى‎ al-muṯlā
Genitive	أَمْثَلَ ʾamṯala	الْأَمْثَلِ‎ al-ʾamṯali	مُثْلَى‎ muṯlā	الْمُثْلَى‎ al-muṯlā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَمْثَلَيْن‎ ʾamṯalayn	الْأَمْثَلَيْن‎ al-ʾamṯalayn	مُثْلَيَيْن‎ muṯlayayn	الْمُثْلَيَيْن‎ al-muṯlayayn
Nominative	أَمْثَلَانِ‎ ʾamṯalāni	الْأَمْثَلَانِ‎ al-ʾamṯalāni	مُثْلَيَانِ‎ muṯlayāni	الْمُثْلَيَانِ‎ al-muṯlayāni
Accusative	أَمْثَلَيْنِ‎ ʾamṯalayni	الْأَمْثَلَيْنِ‎ al-ʾamṯalayni	مُثْلَيَيْنِ‎ muṯlayayni	الْمُثْلَيَيْنِ‎ al-muṯlayayni
Genitive	أَمْثَلَيْنِ‎ ʾamṯalayni	الْأَمْثَلَيْنِ‎ al-ʾamṯalayni	مُثْلَيَيْنِ‎ muṯlayayni	الْمُثْلَيَيْنِ‎ al-muṯlayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَمَثَلِين‎ ʾamaṯalīn	الْأَمَثَلِين‎ al-ʾamaṯalīn	مُثْلَيَات‎ muṯlayāt	الْمُثْلَيَات‎ al-muṯlayāt
Nominative	أَمَثَلُونَ‎ ʾamaṯalūna	الْأَمَثَلُونَ‎ al-ʾamaṯalūna	مُثْلَيَاتٌ‎ muṯlayātun	الْمُثْلَيَاتُ‎ al-muṯlayātu
Accusative	أَمَثَلِينَ‎ ʾamaṯalīna	الْأَمَثَلِينَ‎ al-ʾamaṯalīna	مُثْلَيَاتٍ‎ muṯlayātin	الْمُثْلَيَاتِ‎ al-muṯlayāti
Genitive	أَمَثَلِينَ‎ ʾamaṯalīna	الْأَمَثَلِينَ‎ al-ʾamaṯalīna	مُثْلَيَاتٍ‎ muṯlayātin	الْمُثْلَيَاتِ‎ al-muṯlayāti

References

Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “أمثل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
Wehr, Hans (1979), “مثل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2

Verb

أَمْثُلُ • (ʾamṯulu) (form I)

first-person singular non-past active indicative of مَثَلَ‎ (maṯala)

Verb

أَمْثُلَ • (ʾamṯula) (form I)

first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of مَثَلَ‎ (maṯala)

Verb

أَمْثُلْ • (ʾamṯul) (form I)

first-person singular non-past active jussive of مَثَلَ‎ (maṯala)

Verb

أُمْثَلُ • (ʾumṯalu) (form I)

first-person singular non-past passive indicative of مَثَلَ‎ (maṯala)

Verb

أُمْثَلَ • (ʾumṯala) (form I)

first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of مَثَلَ‎ (maṯala)

Verb

أُمْثَلْ • (ʾumṯal) (form I)

first-person singular non-past passive jussive of مَثَلَ‎ (maṯala)

Etymology 3

Verb

أُمَثِّلُ • (ʾumaṯṯilu) (form II)

first-person singular non-past active indicative of مَثَّلَ‎ (maṯṯala)

Verb

أُمَثِّلَ • (ʾumaṯṯila) (form II)

first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of مَثَّلَ‎ (maṯṯala)

Verb

أُمَثِّلْ • (ʾumaṯṯil) (form II)

first-person singular non-past active jussive of مَثَّلَ‎ (maṯṯala)

Verb

أُمَثَّلُ • (ʾumaṯṯalu) (form II)

first-person singular non-past passive indicative of مَثَّلَ‎ (maṯṯala)

Verb

أُمَثَّلَ • (ʾumaṯṯala) (form II)

first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of مَثَّلَ‎ (maṯṯala)

Verb

أُمَثَّلْ • (ʾumaṯṯal) (form II)

first-person singular non-past passive jussive of مَثَّلَ‎ (maṯṯala)

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