مثلي

See also: مثلى

Arabic

Etymology 1

Relative adjective (nisba) composed of مِثْل (miṯl, “something similar”) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miθ.lijj/

Adjective

مِثْلِيّ • (miṯliyy) (feminine مِثْلِيَّة (miṯliyya), masculine plural مِثْلِيُّونَ (miṯliyyūna), feminine plural مِثْلِيَّات (miṯliyyāt))

1. (Modern Standard Arabic, neutral or approving) sexually attracted to the same sex, homosexual
2. (obsolete) of the same category as something else; of the same kind, character, or nature as something else; homogeneous or uniform with something else; kindred

   Synonyms: مَثِيل (maṯīl), شَبِيه (šabīh), نَظِير (naẓīr), مُقَابِل (muqābil)

   1. (Islam, Islamic law) replaceable with something else by virtue of their similarity in kind, substitutable, interchangeable, fungible

      Coordinate term: قِيمِيّ (qīmiyy, “having a value but no exact equivalents or substitutes”)

Declension

Declension of adjective مِثْلِيّ (miṯliyy)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مِثْلِي miṯlī	الْمِثْلِي al-miṯlī	مِثْلِيَّة miṯliyya	الْمِثْلِيَّة al-miṯliyya
Nominative	مِثْلِيٌّ miṯliyyun	الْمِثْلِيُّ al-miṯliyyu	مِثْلِيَّةٌ miṯliyyatun	الْمِثْلِيَّةُ al-miṯliyyatu
Accusative	مِثْلِيًّا miṯliyyan	الْمِثْلِيَّ al-miṯliyya	مِثْلِيَّةً miṯliyyatan	الْمِثْلِيَّةَ al-miṯliyyata
Genitive	مِثْلِيٍّ miṯliyyin	الْمِثْلِيِّ al-miṯliyyi	مِثْلِيَّةٍ miṯliyyatin	الْمِثْلِيَّةِ al-miṯliyyati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مِثْلِيَّيْن miṯliyyayn	الْمِثْلِيَّيْن al-miṯliyyayn	مِثْلِيَّتَيْن miṯliyyatayn	الْمِثْلِيَّتَيْن al-miṯliyyatayn
Nominative	مِثْلِيَّانِ miṯliyyāni	الْمِثْلِيَّانِ al-miṯliyyāni	مِثْلِيَّتَانِ miṯliyyatāni	الْمِثْلِيَّتَانِ al-miṯliyyatāni
Accusative	مِثْلِيَّيْنِ miṯliyyayni	الْمِثْلِيَّيْنِ al-miṯliyyayni	مِثْلِيَّتَيْنِ miṯliyyatayni	الْمِثْلِيَّتَيْنِ al-miṯliyyatayni
Genitive	مِثْلِيَّيْنِ miṯliyyayni	الْمِثْلِيَّيْنِ al-miṯliyyayni	مِثْلِيَّتَيْنِ miṯliyyatayni	الْمِثْلِيَّتَيْنِ al-miṯliyyatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مِثْلِيِّين miṯliyyīn	الْمِثْلِيِّين al-miṯliyyīn	مِثْلِيَّات miṯliyyāt	الْمِثْلِيَّات al-miṯliyyāt
Nominative	مِثْلِيُّونَ miṯliyyūna	الْمِثْلِيُّونَ al-miṯliyyūna	مِثْلِيَّاتٌ miṯliyyātun	الْمِثْلِيَّاتُ al-miṯliyyātu
Accusative	مِثْلِيِّينَ miṯliyyīna	الْمِثْلِيِّينَ al-miṯliyyīna	مِثْلِيَّاتٍ miṯliyyātin	الْمِثْلِيَّاتِ al-miṯliyyāti
Genitive	مِثْلِيِّينَ miṯliyyīna	الْمِثْلِيِّينَ al-miṯliyyīna	مِثْلِيَّاتٍ miṯliyyātin	الْمِثْلِيَّاتِ al-miṯliyyāti

Noun

مِثْلِيّ • (miṯliyy) m

1. (countable, Modern Standard Arabic, neutral or approving) a homosexual
2. (countable, obsolete) that which has an equivalent; an equivalent

Declension

Declension of noun مِثْلِيّ (miṯliyy)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِثْلِي miṯlī	الْمِثْلِي al-miṯlī	مِثْلِي miṯlī
Nominative	مِثْلِيٌّ miṯliyyun	الْمِثْلِيُّ al-miṯliyyu	مِثْلِيُّ miṯliyyu
Accusative	مِثْلِيًّا miṯliyyan	الْمِثْلِيَّ al-miṯliyya	مِثْلِيَّ miṯliyya
Genitive	مِثْلِيٍّ miṯliyyin	الْمِثْلِيِّ al-miṯliyyi	مِثْلِيِّ miṯliyyi

Etymology 2

Verb

مَثِّلِي • (maṯṯilī) (form II) /maθ.θi.liː/

1. second-person feminine singular imperative of مَثَّلَ (maṯṯala)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
م ث ل
3 terms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic مِثْلِيّ (miṯliyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miθ.li/, [ˈmɪθ.li]

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Adjective

مثلي • (miṯli) (feminine مثليّة (miṯliyye), common plural مثليّين (miṯliyyīn))

1. homosexual, gay

   Synonyms: (derogatory) لوطي (lūṭi), شاذّ (šāzz)