مثلي

See also: مثلى

Arabic

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /miθ.lijj/

Adjective

مِثْلِيّ • (miṯliyy) (feminine مِثْلِيَّة (miṯliyya), masculine plural مِثْلِيُّونَ (miṯliyyūna), feminine plural مِثْلِيَّات (miṯliyyāt))

  1. (modern, 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, 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

Verb

مَثِّلِي • (maṯṯilī) (form II)

  1. second-person feminine singular active 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/, [ˈmɪθ.li]
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Adjective

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

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