Root م ث ل(m v l) has 35 unique word forms and appears 169 times in the Quran.

English gloss Resemble, Imitate, Compare, Similar, Same, Equivalent

Word Translation Occurrences
كَمَثَلِ (is) like, (is) like (the) example, (is) like (the) likeness, like (the) example 26
مَثَلٗا an example, (as) a likeness, a similitude, the example 20
مِثۡلَ like, similar, (the) like 20
مَثَلُ Example, (is) a similitude, (is the) example, (the) example, (The) likeness 18
مِّثۡلَ (just) as, like, similar, (the) like 14
مِثۡلُ (is a duty) like, (is) like, (is the) like, like 12
بِمِثۡلِ in (the) like, in (the) same manner, the like, with the like 10
مِّثۡلِهِۦ like it, (the) likes of it 10
مِّثۡلُكُمۡ like you 10
ٱلۡأَمۡثَالَ the examples 8
مَّثَلُ A parable, Example, like (came to), (The) example 8
مِّثۡلُنَا like us 8
وَمَثَلُ And (the) example 6
وَمِثۡلَهُۥ and like of it, and (the) like of it, and the like of it 6
مَثَلًا (as) an example, the example 6
وَمِثۡلَهُم and a like of them, and (the) like thereof 4
ٱلۡأَمۡثَٰلَ the examples, the similitudes 4
مَثَلٖ example 4
فَمَثَلُهُۥ So his example, Then his example 4
مَثَلٖۚ example 4
مِّثۡلُهُۥۚ like it 4
ٱلۡأَمۡثَٰلُ examples 4
مِّثۡلُ (is) similar, similar 4
بِمِثۡلِهِۦ (the) like (of) it, the like of it 4
مَثَلُهُمۡ (is) their similitude, Their example 4
مَثَلًاۚ (in) comparison 4
ٱلۡمَثَلُ (is) the description, (is) the similitude 4
أَمۡثَٰلَهُمۡ their likeness [es], their similitudes, their likeness[es] 4
وَمَثَلٗا and an example 4
مَّثَلٗا an example, the example 4
مِّثۡلَنَا like us 2
مِثۡلِهِۦ (the) like thereof 2
مَّثَلُهُۥ [similar to him] 2
مِّثۡلُهُۥ similar to it 2
مِّثۡلِهِۦٓ like it 2
مِثۡلَهَا the like of it 2
مِثۡلَهَاۖ (the) like thereof 2
مِثۡلُهَا like them 2
مِثۡلِهَآۗ similar (to) it 2
مِّثۡلُهَاۖ like it 2
مِثۡلَهُمۚ (the) like of them 2
مِثۡلَهُمۡ the like of them 2
أَمۡثَالُكُمۚ like you 2
مِثۡلَهُنَّۖ (the) like of them 2
مِّثۡلَيۡهَا twice of it 2
مِّثۡلَيۡهِمۡ twice of them 2
وَتَمَٰثِيلَ and statues 2
وَمَثَلُهُمۡ And their similitude 2
مِّثۡلُهُمۡۗ (would be) like them 2
أَمۡثَالُكُمۡۖ like you 2
أَمۡثَالِهَاۖ the like of it 2
أَمۡثَٰلَكُم (the) likes of you 2
أَمۡثَٰلَكُمۡ your likeness [es], your likeness[es] 2
أَمۡثَٰلُهَا its likeness 2
أَمۡثَلُهُمۡ (the) best of them 2
بِمَثَلٍ with an example 2
بِمِثۡلِهَا (is) like it 2
فَتَمَثَّلَ then he assumed for her the likeness 2
كَأَمۡثَٰلِ Like 2
كَمِثۡلِهِۦ like Him 2
ٱلۡأَمۡثَالَۚ the similitude 2
ٱلۡأَمۡثَٰلَۖ the examples 2
ٱلتَّمَاثِيلُ [the] statues 2
لِمِثۡلِ For (the) like 2
ٱلۡمَثُلَٰتُۗ [the] similar punishments 2
لِمِثۡلِهِۦٓ (to the) like of it 2
ٱلۡمُثۡلَىٰ the exemplary 2
مَثَلَ (the) likeness 2
مَثَلٞ an example 2
مَّثَلَ the example 2
۞ مَثَلُ (The) example 2
۞ مَّثَلُ The example 2
مَثَلٗاۘ example 2
مَثَلٗاۚ example 2
مَّثَلًا an example 2
مِّثۡلَكُمۡ like you 2
مِّثۡلُكُمۡۖ like you 2
مِثۡلِنَا like ourselves 2