QuranicWords

مِثْل mithl – “like / similar”

A Qur'anic Arabic noun from the root م-ث-ل that occurs 75 times in the Qur'an. It is word #154 in QuranicWords' frequency-ordered curriculum.

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Meaning
like / similar
Type
Noun (Ism)
Root
م-ث-ل
In the Qur'an
75 times
Frequency rank
#154 of 3,833
Curriculum
Chapter 3: Essential Nouns, section 2, lesson 5

Meaning in 8 languages

Englishlike / similar
  • like Al-Mu'minun 23:81
  • similar Hud 11:89
বাংলামতো / অনুরূপ
  • মতো Fussilat 41:13
  • অনুরূপ Yunus 10:102
اردومانند
हिन्दीमानिन्द
Bahasa Indonesiaseperti
Türkçegibi
فارسیمانند
Françaissemblable

In the Qur'an: Al-Mu'minun 23:81

بَلۡ قَالُواْ مِثۡلَ مَا قَالَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ

English

Rather, they say like what the former peoples said.

বাংলা

বরং তারা বলে, যেমন বলেছিল পূর্ববর্তীরা।

اردو

بلکہ انہوں نے بھی وہی کہا جو ان سے پہلے لوگوں نے کہا تھا

हिन्दी

बल्कि उन्होंने वही बात कही, जो अगलों ने कही थी।

Bahasa Indonesia

Sebenarnya mereka mengucapkan perkataan yang serupa dengan perkataan yang diucapkan oleh orang-orang dahulu kala.

Türkçe

Buna rağmen onlar, öncekilerin dedikleri gibi dediler.

فارسی

(چنین نکردند) بلکه آن‌ها (نیز) مثل آنچه پیشینیان گفته بودند، گفتند.

Français

Ils ont plutôt tenu les mêmes propos que les anciens.

The complete ayah, with the word highlighted. Translations: Saheeh International, Dr. Abu Bakr Muhammad Zakaria, Dr. Israr Ahmad (Bayan-ul-Quran), Maulana Azizul Haque al-Umari, Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs, Muslim Shahin, Hussein Taji Kal Dari, Muhammad Hamidullah.

Other words from the root م-ث-ل