Morphology Explorer — مثل

mthl

Root analysis: 169 occurrences across 148 verses in the Quran

مثل
mthl
169
Total Occurrences
148
Verses
65
Unique Forms
2
POS Categories

Part-of-Speech Distribution

Noun ×168 Verb ×1

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Word Forms in the Quran 65

مَثَلًا mathalana 17 كَمَثَلِ kamathali 13 مِثْلَ mithla 10 مَثَلُ mathalu 10 مِّثْلَ mmithla 7 مِثْلُ mithlu 6 مِّثْلُكُمْ mmithlukum 6 مِّثْلِهِۦ mmithlihi 5 بِمِثْلِ bimithli 5 مَّثَلُ mmathalu 5 ٱلْأَمْثَالَ laamthaala 5 مِّثْلُنَا mmithlunaa 4 مَثَلٍ mathalin 4 وَمَثَلُ wamathalu 3 مِّثْلُهُۥ mmithluhu 3 وَمِثْلَهُۥ wamithlahu 3 مَّثَلًا mmathalana 3 ٱلْأَمْثَٰلَ laamthaala 3 مَثَلُهُمْ mathaluhum 2 فَمَثَلُهُۥ famathaluhu 2 مِّثْلُ mmithlu 2 مِثْلَهَا mithlahaa 2 ٱلْمَثَلُ lmathalu 2 بِمِثْلِهِۦ bimithlihi 2 وَمِثْلَهُم wamithlahum 2 وَمَثَلًا wamathalana 2 ٱلْأَمْثَٰلُ laamthaalu 2 أَمْثَٰلَهُمْ aamthaalahum 2 مِثْلِهَآ mithlihaa 1 مِّثْلَيْهِمْ mmithlayhim 1 +35 more

Quranic Concordance 169

Every occurrence of the root مثل in the Quran, showing the word form, part of speech, morphological features, and verse reference.

Tense / Aspect

Perfect
Completed action (past tense)
Imperfect
Ongoing or future action (present/future)
Imperative
A command or request

Voice

Active
Subject performs the action
Passive
Subject receives the action

Person

1st Person
Speaker ("I" or "we")
2nd Person
Addressed ("you")
3rd Person
Spoken about ("he", "she", "they")

Gender & Number

Masculine / Feminine
Grammatical gender of the subject
Singular
One person or thing
Dual
Exactly two (unique to Arabic)
Plural
Three or more

Case

Nominative
Subject of the sentence
Accusative
Object of the verb
Genitive
After a preposition or in possession

State

Definite
With "al-" (the)
Indefinite
Without "al-" (a/an)

Derivation

Participle
Verb form used as adjective/noun
Verbal Noun
Noun derived from a verb (like "-ing" or "-tion")

Example: "Imperfect, 1st Person Plural" means an ongoing action by "we" — e.g., "we worship" (na'budu).

Verse Arabic Transliteration English POS Features
2:17 مَثَلُهُمْ mathaluhum example, parable Noun Noun
2:17 كَمَثَلِ kamathali example, parable Noun Noun
2:23 مِّثْلِهِۦ mmithlihi example, parable Noun Noun
2:26 مَثَلًا mathalana example, parable Noun Noun
2:26 مَثَلًا mathalana example, parable Noun Noun
2:106 مِثْلِهَآ mithlihaa example, parable Noun Noun
2:113 مِثْلَ mithla example, parable Noun Noun
2:118 مِّثْلَ mmithla example, parable Noun Noun
2:137 بِمِثْلِ bimithli example, parable Noun Noun
2:171 وَمَثَلُ wamathalu example, parable Noun Noun
2:171 كَمَثَلِ kamathali example, parable Noun Noun
2:194 بِمِثْلِ bimithli example, parable Noun Noun
2:214 مَّثَلُ mmathalu example, parable Noun Noun
2:228 مِثْلُ mithlu example, parable Noun Noun
2:233 مِثْلُ mithlu example, parable Noun Noun
2:261 مَّثَلُ mmathalu example, parable Noun Noun
2:261 كَمَثَلِ kamathali example, parable Noun Noun
2:264 فَمَثَلُهُۥ famathaluhu example, parable Noun Noun
2:264 كَمَثَلِ kamathali example, parable Noun Noun
2:265 وَمَثَلُ wamathalu example, parable Noun Noun
2:265 كَمَثَلِ kamathali example, parable Noun Noun
2:275 مِثْلُ mithlu example, parable Noun Noun
3:13 مِّثْلَيْهِمْ mmithlayhim example, parable Noun Noun
3:59 مَثَلَ mathala example, parable Noun Noun
3:59 كَمَثَلِ kamathali example, parable Noun Noun
3:73 مِّثْلَ mmithla example, parable Noun Noun
3:117 مَثَلُ mathalu example, parable Noun Noun
3:117 كَمَثَلِ kamathali example, parable Noun Noun
3:140 مِّثْلُهُۥ mmithluhu example, parable Noun Noun
3:165 مِّثْلَيْهَا mmithlayhaa example, parable Noun Noun
4:11 مِثْلُ mithlu example, parable Noun Noun
4:140 مِّثْلُهُمْ mmithluhum example, parable Noun Noun
4:176 مِثْلُ mithlu example, parable Noun Noun
5:31 مِثْلَ mithla example, parable Noun Noun
5:36 وَمِثْلَهُۥ wamithlahu example, parable Noun Noun
5:95 مِّثْلُ mmithlu example, parable Noun Noun
6:38 أَمْثَالُكُم aamthaalukum example, parable Noun Noun
6:93 مِثْلَ mithla example, parable Noun Noun
6:122 مَّثَلُهُۥ mmathaluhu example, parable Noun Noun
6:124 مِثْلَ mithla example, parable Noun Noun
6:160 أَمْثَالِهَا aamthaalihaa example, parable Noun Noun
6:160 مِثْلَهَا mithlahaa example, parable Noun Noun
7:169 مِّثْلُهُۥ mmithluhu example, parable Noun Noun
7:176 فَمَثَلُهُۥ famathaluhu example, parable Noun Noun
7:176 كَمَثَلِ kamathali example, parable Noun Noun
7:176 مَثَلُ mathalu example, parable Noun Noun
7:177 مَثَلًا mathalana example, parable Noun Noun
7:194 أَمْثَالُكُمْ aamthaalukum example, parable Noun Noun
8:31 مِثْلَ mithla example, parable Noun Noun
10:24 مَثَلُ mathalu example, parable Noun Noun
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