مثل

mas̤al (v.n. of مثل 'to compare, liken'), s.f. Fable, tale; parable, apologue; proverb, adage, proverbial saying;—example, instance, case in point;—comparison, simile, allegory, metaphor;—post, station; department:—mas̤al lānā, To bring a proverb into use, to apply or to employ a proverb;—to adduce as an example:—ẓarbu`l-mas̤al, s.f. See s.v. ẓarb.