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 • (ʔamṯal) (feminine مُثْلَى (muṯlā), masculine plural أَمَثَلُونَ (ʔamaṯalūna), feminine plural مُثْلَيَات (muṯlayāt))

1. more perfect, more ideal; most perfect, most ideal
2. more or most like the original or model
3. ideal
4. exemplary

Declension

Declension of adjective أَمْثَل (ʔamṯal)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		singular invariable
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَمْثَل ʔamṯal	الْأَمْثَل al-ʔamṯal	مُثْلَى muṯlā	الْمُثْلَى al-muṯlā
Nominative	أَمْثَلُ ʔamṯalu	الْأَمْثَلُ al-ʔamṯalu	مُثْلَى muṯlā	الْمُثْلَى al-muṯlā
Accusative	أَمْثَلَ ʔamṯala	الْأَمْثَلَ al-ʔamṯala	مُثْلَى muṯlā	الْمُثْلَى al-muṯlā
Genitive	أَمْثَلَ ʔamṯala	الْأَمْثَلِ al-ʔamṯali	مُثْلَى muṯlā	الْمُثْلَى al-muṯlā
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَمْثَلَيْن ʔamṯalayn	الْأَمْثَلَيْن al-ʔamṯalayn	مُثْلَيَيْن muṯlayayn	الْمُثْلَيَيْن al-muṯlayayn
Nominative	أَمْثَلَانِ ʔamṯalāni	الْأَمْثَلَانِ al-ʔamṯalāni	مُثْلَيَانِ muṯlayāni	الْمُثْلَيَانِ al-muṯlayāni
Accusative	أَمْثَلَيْنِ ʔamṯalayni	الْأَمْثَلَيْنِ al-ʔamṯalayni	مُثْلَيَيْنِ muṯlayayni	الْمُثْلَيَيْنِ al-muṯlayayni
Genitive	أَمْثَلَيْنِ ʔamṯalayni	الْأَمْثَلَيْنِ al-ʔamṯalayni	مُثْلَيَيْنِ muṯlayayni	الْمُثْلَيَيْنِ al-muṯlayayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَمَثَلِين ʔamaṯalīn	الْأَمَثَلِين al-ʔamaṯalīn	مُثْلَيَات muṯlayāt	الْمُثْلَيَات al-muṯlayāt
Nominative	أَمَثَلُونَ ʔamaṯalūna	الْأَمَثَلُونَ al-ʔamaṯalūna	مُثْلَيَاتٌ muṯlayātun	الْمُثْلَيَاتُ al-muṯlayātu
Accusative	أَمَثَلِينَ ʔamaṯalīna	الْأَمَثَلِينَ al-ʔamaṯalīna	مُثْلَيَاتٍ muṯlayātin	الْمُثْلَيَاتِ al-muṯlayāti
Genitive	أَمَثَلِينَ ʔamaṯalīna	الْأَمَثَلِينَ al-ʔamaṯalīna	مُثْلَيَاتٍ muṯlayātin	الْمُثْلَيَاتِ al-muṯlayāti

References

• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “أمثل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[1], 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

أمثل (form I)

1. أَمْثُلُ (ʔamṯulu) /ʔam.θu.lu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of مَثَلَ (maṯala)
2. أُمْثَلُ (ʔumṯalu) /ʔum.θa.lu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of مَثَلَ (maṯala)
3. أَمْثُلَ (ʔamṯula) /ʔam.θu.la/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of مَثَلَ (maṯala)
4. أُمْثَلَ (ʔumṯala) /ʔum.θa.la/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of مَثَلَ (maṯala)
5. أَمْثُلْ (ʔamṯul) /ʔam.θul/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of مَثَلَ (maṯala)
6. أُمْثَلْ (ʔumṯal) /ʔum.θal/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of مَثَلَ (maṯala)

Etymology 3

Verb

أمثل (form II)

1. أُمَثِّلُ (ʔumaṯṯilu) /ʔu.maθ.θi.lu/: first-person singular non-past active indicative of مَثَّلَ (maṯṯala)
2. أُمَثَّلُ (ʔumaṯṯalu) /ʔu.maθ.θa.lu/: first-person singular non-past passive indicative of مَثَّلَ (maṯṯala)
3. أُمَثِّلَ (ʔumaṯṯila) /ʔu.maθ.θi.la/: first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of مَثَّلَ (maṯṯala)
4. أُمَثَّلَ (ʔumaṯṯala) /ʔu.maθ.θa.la/: first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of مَثَّلَ (maṯṯala)
5. أُمَثِّلْ (ʔumaṯṯil) /ʔu.maθ.θil/: first-person singular non-past active jussive of مَثَّلَ (maṯṯala)
6. أُمَثَّلْ (ʔumaṯṯal) /ʔu.maθ.θal/: first-person singular non-past passive jussive of مَثَّلَ (maṯṯala)