صلى

8 اصطلى ذ He warmed himself (M, K) بِالنَّارِ [ by means of the fire ]: (M:) one says, اِصْطَلَيْتُ بِالنَّارِ and بِهَا ↓ تَصَلَّيْتُ [app. meaning I warmed myself by means of the fire ]: (S:) or اصطلى النَّارَ and بِالنَّارِ mean he became warm by means of the fire: and بِالنَّارِ ↓ تصلّى, he became burnt by the fire. (MA.) Hence, in the Kur [xxvii. 7 and xxviii. 29], لَعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُونَ [ May-be ye will warm yourselves ]: (TA:) in relation to which it is said that the time was winter, and therefore الاِصْطِلَاآء was needed. (M, TA.) ― -b2- It is also said of the chameleon, as meaning He repaired to the sun. (M and L in art. شقذ: see an ex. in a verse cited voce شَقَذَانٌ.) ― -b3- And one says of a courageous man, with whom one cannot cope, لَا يُصْطَلَى بِنَارِهِ [lit. One cannot warm himself by means of his fire; meaning (assumed tropical:) one cannot approach him when he is inflamed with rage, especially in fight, or battle ]. (S.) The phrase may be also used satirically, as meaning (assumed tropical:) One will not seek his hospitality. (Meyd. [See Freytag's Arab. Prov. ii. 588.]) ― -b4- See also 1, latter half, in two places.