ضرب مثلا

ضَرَبَ مَثَلًا‎ • (ḍaraba maṯalan)

1. to give an example
   • The Quran

     ‏تُؤْتِي أُكُلَهَا كُلَّ حِينٍ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهَا وَيَضْرِبُ اللَّٰهُ الْأَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَذَكَّرُونَ‎

     tuʔtī ʔukulahā kulla ḥīnin biʔiḏni rabbihā wayaḍribu allāhu al-ʔamṯāla li-n-nāsi laʕallahum yataḏakkarūna

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (transitive) to cite as an example
   • The Quran

     ‏وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ مَثَلًا إِذَا قَوْمُكَ مِنْهُ يَصِدُّونَ‎

     walammā ḍuriba bnu maryama maṯalan ʔiḏā qawmuka minhu yaṣiddūna

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)