مثلي

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See also: مثلى

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

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

  1. homosexual, gay
    Synonyms: (derogatory) لوطي (lūṭi), شاذّ (šāzz)
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