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

     tuʾtī ʾukulahā kulla ḥīnin biʾiḏni rabbihā wayaḍribu llāhu l-ʾamṯāla li-n-nāsi laʿallahum yataḏakkarūna

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

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

     ‏وَلَمَّا ضُرِبَ ابْنُ مَرْيَمَ مَثَلًا إِذَا قَوْمُكَ مِنْهُ يَصِدُّونَ‎

     walammā ḍuriba bnu maryama maṯalan ʾiḏā qawmuka minhu yaṣiddūna

     (please add an English translation of this quote)