شعل

Root entry · 52 derived lemmas

The root شعل primarily relates to brightness, flames, and spreading or scattering. It describes the white markings on a horse, the ignition and burning of fire, and the rapid, widespread movement of armies or locusts. It can also denote intensity, such as anger or graying hair.

Derived headwords

الشَّعَلُnoun

1.
white marking on horseclassical
A white marking on the tail or forelock of a horse, sometimes specifically on its width. It can also appear on the poll.

الشَّعْلَةُnoun

1.
flameboth
The flame of a fire; also, a piece of burning wood or a spark.
2.
burning wickclassical
A burning wick in oil, used for illumination.

اشْتَعَلَverb

1.
to ignite, to catch fireboth
To be kindled, to blaze up, referring to fire.
2.
to flare up (anger)both
To become intensely angry or agitated.
3.
to spread (gray hair)both
To spread rapidly, especially used for gray hair becoming abundant in the head.
4.
to scatter, to disperseboth
To spread out or disperse, used for armies or locusts.

اشْتِعَالٌnoun

1.
ignitionboth
The act of igniting or catching fire.
2.
flaring upboth
The state of flaring up, especially in anger.
3.
spreadingboth
The act of spreading, as in gray hair or armies.

شَعَلَverb

1.
to igniteboth
To set fire to something, to make it burn.
2.
to scatterclassical
To disperse or scatter, used for armies.

أَشْعَلَverb

1.
to igniteboth
To cause to ignite or burn; to light a fire.
2.
to scatterboth
To cause to disperse or spread out, used for armies or camels.
3.
to make abundantclassical
To make something abundant, such as tears in the eye or tar on camels.

مُشْتَعِلٌadjective

1.
burning, blazingboth
On fire, alight, inflamed.
2.
scattered, dispersedboth
Spread out or dispersed, used for armies or locusts.

مُشْعَلٌnoun

1.
lamp, lanternboth
A lamp or lantern, often referring to a container for a wick.
2.
container for fermentingclassical
A container made of skins with four legs, used for fermenting beverages.

الشُّعْلُولُnoun

1.
flameclassical
The flame of a fire.
2.
group, bandclassical
A group or band of people or other entities.

الشَّعْلَاءُadjective

1.
white-tailed (mare)classical
A mare with a white marking on its tail.

أَشْعَلُadjective

1.
white-marked (horse)classical
A horse with a white marking on its tail, specifically at the tip.

شُعْلَةٌnoun

1.
piece of burning woodclassical
A piece of wood that is burning or has caught fire.

الشَّعِيلَةُnoun

1.
burning wickboth
A wick burning in oil, used for light; a small lamp.

المَشْعَلَةُnoun

1.
place of ignitionclassical
The place where a fire is lit or burns.

المَشَاعِلُnoun

1.
containers for fermentingclassical
Containers made of skins used for fermenting beverages.
2.
waterskinsclassical
Waterskins or bags, possibly used for carrying liquids.

شُعْلٌnoun

1.
white markingclassical
A white marking, particularly on a horse's tail.

شَعَلَاناًnoun

1.
spreadingclassical
The act of spreading or scattering.

شُعْلَةٌnoun

1.
sparkclassical
A spark or small flame.

شُعْلُولٌnoun

1.
flameclassical
Flame.

شُعْلَةٌnoun

1.
one of the flamesclassical
One unit of flame.

شُعْلَةٌnoun

1.
burning wickclassical
A burning wick in oil for light.

شُعْلَةٌnoun

1.
small lampclassical
A small lamp used for illumination.

شُعْلَةٌnoun

1.
one of the small lampsclassical
One unit of the small lamps.

مِشْعَلٌnoun

1.
lampboth
A lamp.

شُعْلَةٌname

1.
name of a mareclassical
The name of a mare belonging to Qays ibn Suba', named for its speed.

اشْتَعَلَ غَضَباًverb phrase

1.
to flare up in angerboth
To become intensely angry; to rage.

اشْتَعَلَ الرَّأْسُ شَيْباًverb phrase

1.
hair turned grayboth
The hair on the head became abundant with grayness.

أَشْعَلَ العَيْنَverb phrase

1.
eye shed many tearsclassical
The eye produced an abundance of tears.

أَشْعَلَ إِبِلَهُ بِالقَطَرَانِverb phrase

1.
covered camels with tarclassical
To apply tar extensively to camels, often for healing.

كَتِيبَةٌ مُشَعَّلَةٌnoun phrase

1.
dispersed armyboth
An army that is scattered and spread out.

أَشْعَلَ الخَيْلَverb phrase

1.
scattered the horsesboth
To disperse the cavalry, often in a raid.

الغَارَةُ المُشَعَّلَةُnoun phrase

1.
scattered raidboth
A raid that is dispersed and spread out.

كَتِيبَةٌ مُشَعَّلَةٌnoun phrase

1.
dispersed army (variant)classical
An army that is scattered and spread out (with kasra on the 'ayn).

جَرَادٌ مُشَعَّلٌnoun phrase

1.
numerous scattered locustsboth
Locusts that are numerous and spread out in all directions.

حَرِيقٌ مُشَعَّلٌnoun phrase

1.
raging fireclassical
A fire that is intensely burning and spreading.

أَشْعَلَ الإِبِلَverb phrase

1.
scattered the camelsclassical
To disperse the camels.

أَشْعَلَ جَمْعَهُverb phrase

1.
scattered his groupclassical
To disperse one's group or collection of people.

الشُّعْلُولُnoun

1.
division, groupclassical
A division or group of people or other things.

شُعَالِيلُnoun

1.
scattered groupsclassical
Scattered groups or bands.

شَعَلَ فِي الشَّيْءِverb phrase

1.
to go deep intoclassical
To delve deeply into or become thoroughly involved in something.

غُلَامٌ شُعَلٌnoun phrase

1.
quick, sharp boyclassical
A boy who is quick-witted, sharp, and energetic.

مُعَلٌّadjective

1.
quick, sharpclassical
Similar to شُعَلٌ, meaning quick, sharp, and alert.

شُعْلٌname

1.
name of a personclassical
The name of a person, notably Ta'abbata Sharran.

المِشْعَلُnoun

1.
container for fermentingclassical
A container made of skins, with four legs, used for fermenting beverages.
2.
waterskinclassical
A waterskin or bag.

رَجُلٌ شَاعِلٌnoun phrase

1.
generous manclassical
A man characterized by generosity and action, similar to 'generous with dates' or 'generous with milk'.

أَشْعَلَ القِرْبَةَverb phrase

1.
waterskin leakedclassical
The waterskin leaked its water in a scattered manner.

أَشْعَلَتِ الطَّعْنَةُverb phrase

1.
wound bled profuselyclassical
Blood flowed profusely and scattered from the wound.

أَشْعَلَ السَّقْيَverb phrase

1.
increased the wateringclassical
To provide a large amount of water, to water abundantly.

شُعْلٌname

1.
name of a manclassical
The name of a man.

بَنُو شُعْلٍname

1.
tribe nameclassical
A tribe from the Banu Tamim.

شُعْلَانٌname

1.
place nameclassical
The name of a place.

الشَّعْلَعُadjective

1.
tallclassical
Tall or long.

Parallel reading

الشعل والشعلة: البياض في ذنب الفرس أو ناصيته في ناحية منها

Al-sha'al and al-sha'lah: the whiteness in the tail of a horse or its forelock on one side of it.

يقال: غرة شعلاء تأخذ إحدى العينين حتى تدخل فيها

It is said: a white marking (ghurrah) that is sha'la', taking one of the eyes until it enters into it.

والفرس أشعل بين الشعل، والأنثى شعلاء

And the horse is ash'al among the sha'l, and the female is sha'la'.

وشعل النار في الحطب يشعلها وشعلها وأشعلها فاشتعلت وتشعلت: ألهبها فالتهبت

And he kindled fire in the firewood, yash'aluha, sha'alaha, and ash'alaha, so it ignited and caught fire: he inflamed it, and it became inflamed.

اشتعلت النار تأججت في الحطب

The fire ignited, it blazed in the firewood.

والشعلة: ما اشتعلت فيه من الحطب أو أشعله فيها

And al-sha'lah: what ignited in it from the firewood or what was ignited in it.

والشعلة والشعلول: اللهب

And al-sha'lah and al-sha'lul: the flame.

والمشعلة: الموضع الذي تشعل فيه النار

And al-mash'alah: the place where fire is ignited.

والشعيلة: النار المشعلة في الذبال

And al-sha'ilah: the burning wick in the oil.

وفي حديث عمر بن عبد العزيز: كان يسمر مع جلسائه فكاد السراج يخمد فقام وأصلح الشعيلة

And in the narration of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz: He was conversing at night with his companions, and the lamp almost went out, so he stood up and fixed the wick.

واشتعل غضبا: هاج، على المثل

And he ignited with anger: he became agitated, as per the idiom.

واشتعل الشيب في الرأس: اتdقد، على المثل، وأصله من اشتعال النار

And gray hair ignited in the head: it became intense, as per the idiom, and its origin is from the ignition of fire.

وفي التنزيل العزيز: واشتعل الرأس شيبا

And in the Noble Qur'an: 'And the head has burst forth with grayness' (wa-ishta'ala al-ra'su shayban).

وأشعلت العين: كثر دمعها

And the eye ash'alat: its tears became abundant.

وأشعل إبله بالقطران: كثر عليها منه وعمها بالهناء ولم يطل النقب من الجرب دون غيرها من بدن البعير الأجرب

And he ash'ala his camels with tar: it became abundant on them and covered them with healing, and the scab did not extend from the mange beyond other parts of the mangy camel's body.

وكتيبة مشعلة: مبثوثة انتشرت

And a musha'alah army: dispersed, spread out.

وأشعل الخيل في الغارة: بثها

And he ash'ala the horses in the raid: he dispersed them.

والغارة المشعلة: المنتشرة المتفرقة

And the musha'alah raid: the spread out, dispersed one.

ويقال: كتيبة مشعلة، بكسر العين، إذا انتشرت

And it is said: a musha'alah army, with a kasra on the 'ayn, if it is dispersed.

وجراد مشعل: كثير متفرق إذا انتشر وجرى في كل وجه

And musha'il locusts: numerous and scattered when they spread out and move in every direction.

وأما قولهم جاء جيش كالجراد المشعل، وهو الذي يخرج في كل وجه، وأما قولهم جاء فلان كالحريق المشعل، فمفتوحة العين، لأنه من أشعل النار في الحطب أي أضرمها

As for their saying 'an army came like musha'il locusts,' it is one that moves in every direction. As for their saying 'so-and-so came like a musha'al fire,' the 'ayn is fathah, because it is from ash'ala al-nar fi al-hatab, meaning he ignited it.

وأشعلت جمعه إذا فرقته

And he ash'ala his gathering if he dispersed it.

والشعلول: الفرقة من الناس وغيرهم

And al-sha'lul: a division or group of people and others.

وذهبوا شعاليل مثل شعارير إذا تفرقوا

And they went off sha'alil like sha'arir if they dispersed.

وشعل في الشيء يشعل شعلا: أمعن

And sha'ala in a thing, yash'alu sha'lan: he delved deeply.

وغلام شعل أي خفيف متوقد، ومعل مثله

And a boy sha'l, meaning quick and sharp, and mu'all is similar.

والمشعل: شيء من جلود له أربع قوائم ينتبذ فيه

And al-mish'al: something made of skins with four legs, in which one ferments.

وفي الحديث: أنه شق المشاعل يوم خيبر

And in the Hadith: He split the mashā'il on the day of Khaybar.

ورجل شاعل أي ذو إشعال مثل تامر ولابن، وليس له فعل

And a man sha'il, meaning one who causes ignition, like tamir (one who has dates) and labin (one who has milk), and he does not have a verb form.

وأشعلت القربة والمزادة إذا سال ماؤها متفرقا

And the waterskin and the large waterskin ash'alat if their water flowed out scattered.

وأشعلت الطعنة أي خرج دمها متفرقا

And the stab ash'alat, meaning its blood came out scattered.

وأشعل السقي: أكثر الماء؛ عن ابن الأعرابي

And ash'ala the watering: he increased the water; from Ibn al-A'rabi.