مِثْلٌ
1.
A like; a similar person or thing; match; fellow; an analogue. (K, &c.) See نِدٌّ and voce بَدَلٌ.
2.
A likeness, resemblance, or semblance; see شَبَهٌ.
3.
An equivalent; a requital.
4.
مِثْلَ, used as a denotative of state, means Like. Ex. مَرَّ مِثْلَ البَرْقِ
He passed like the lightning. See an example in the Qur'an, 51:23; and another, from Sakhr-el-Gheí, voce فَرْضٌ.