A Mithal مِثال Verb is that whose first letter is sick in its root (base) form.
The Mithal verb always starts with either a Waw or a Yaa; e.g. وَعَدَ = to promise, يَئِس= to give up (There are very few verbs starting with Yaa in Arabic and they are seldom used.)
| Command | Present | Past |
| عِدْ | يَعِدُ | وَعَدَ |
| اِيئَسْ | يَيْئَسُ | يَئِسَ |
| هَبْ | يَهِبُ | وَهَبَ |
| past tense | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plural | Dual | Singular | – | |
| Third Person | وَعَدُواthey promised | وَعَدَاthey promised | وَعَدَhe promised | M |
| وَعَدْنَthey promised | وَعَدَتَاthey promised | وَعَدَتْshe promised | F | |
| Second Person | وَعَدْتُمْyou promised | وَعَدْتُمُاyou promised | وَعَدْتَyou promised | M |
| وَعَدْتُنَّyou promised | وَعَدْتُماyou promised | وَعَدْتِyou promised | F | |
| First Person | وَعَدْنَاwe promised | وَعَدتُI promised | M & F | |
| present tense | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plural | Dual | Singular | – | |
| Third Person | يَعِدونَthey promise | يَعِدانِthey promise | يَعِدُhe promises | M |
| يَعِدْنَthey promise | تَعِدانِthey promise | تَعِدُshe promises | F | |
| Second Person | تَعِدونَyou promise | تَعِدانِyou promise | تَعِدُyou promise | M |
| تَعِدْنَyou promise | تَعِدانِyou promise | تَعِدينَyou promise | F | |
| First Person | نَعِدُwe promise | أَعِدُI promise | M & F | |
| imperative(command) tense | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plural | Dual | Singular | .. | |
| Third Person | .. | .. | .. | M |
| .. | .. | .. | F | |
| Second Person | عِدُواpromise | عِدَاpromise | عِدْpromise | M |
| عِدْنَpromise | عِدَاpromise | عِديpromise | F | |
| First Person | .. | .. | .. | M & F |
