Text: كَمَثَلِ
Root: م ث ل (169)
Lemma: مثل (88)
Stem: مثل (13)

The second word of verse (2:17) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and noun. The prefixed preposition ka is usually translated as "like" or "as". The noun is masculine and is in the genitive case (مجرور). The noun's triliteral root is mīm thā lām (م ث ل). Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

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Segments

Position Text POS Tags Root Lemma Actions
1 كَ P - preposition P,PREF ك Show
2 مَثَلِ N - noun M,GEN مثل مَثَل Show

Verb Forms

Name Value Action
perfect تَمَثَّلَ
imperfect يَتَمَثَّلُ
imperative تَمَثَّلْ
active_participle مُتَمَثِّل
passive_participle مُتَمَثَّل
verbal_noun تَمَثُّل