شمعل

Root entry · 15 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes rapid, scattered movement and dispersion, often associated with animals like camels or groups of people. It can also denote swiftness, lightness, and sometimes a tall or prominent stature. Figuratively, it extends to the spread of raids or even religious gatherings.

Derived headwords

المشمعلnoun

1.
scatteredboth
Describing something that is dispersed or spread out.
2.
swift, fastboth
Referring to someone or something that is quick and fast-moving, applicable to people or camels.
3.
light and agileclassical
A description of a camel that is light, quick, and energetic.
4.
tall, prominentclassical
Said to be a description of someone tall or prominent.

اشمعلverb

1.
to scatter, disperseboth
To become scattered, dispersed, or spread out, often rapidly.
2.
to move swiftlyboth
To move quickly and rapidly, especially in a scattered manner.
3.
to spread out (raid)classical
Used to describe a raid that has spread out and encompassed a wide area.
4.
to move with joy and energyclassical
Describing camels moving with exuberance and speed.

مشمعلadjective

1.
scatteredboth
Dispersed or spread out.
2.
swift, fastboth
Quick and fast-moving.
3.
light and agile (camel)classical
A light, quick, and energetic she-camel.
4.
tallclassical
Tall or prominent.

ناقة مشمعلnoun

1.
light and agile she-camelclassical
A she-camel that is light, quick, and energetic.

ناقة شمعلةnoun

1.
swift and energetic she-camelclassical
A she-camel that is fast and energetic.

الشمعلnoun

1.
light she-camelclassical
A she-camel characterized by lightness.

مشمعلةadjective

1.
swift (camel)classical
Describing a she-camel that is fast.
2.
active, lively (woman)classical
Describing a woman who is very active and lively.

اشمعلت الإبلverb

1.
camels scatteredboth
The camels dispersed and moved away rapidly.
2.
camels moved with joyclassical
The camels moved with exuberance and speed.

اشمعلت الغارةverb

1.
the raid spreadclassical
The raid encompassed and spread out over a wide area.

اشمعطverb

1.
to hurry, disperseclassical
To hurry or disperse in pursuit or seeking something.

اشمعطت الإبلverb

1.
camels dispersedclassical
The camels spread out and dispersed.

لبن مشمعلnoun

1.
sour milkclassical
Milk that has become sour, likely due to its strong taste.

شمعلت اليهودverb

1.
Jews chantedclassical
The Jews recited their scriptures or prayers when gathered.

اشمعلالاnoun

1.
dispersal, rapid movementclassical
The act of dispersing or moving rapidly, often in pursuit.

مشمعلadjective

1.
light and wittyclassical
Describing someone as light-hearted and witty.

Parallel reading

المشمعل: المتفرق.

Al-musham'al: The scattered one.

والمشمعل: السريع يكون في الناس والإبل.

And al-musham'al: the swift one, found among people and camels.

قال: المشمعل السريع الماضي، والميم زائدة.

He said: Al-musham'al is the fast-moving one, and the 'mim' is extra.

يقال: اشمعل فهو مشمعل.

It is said: He became scattered, so he is musham'al.

واشمعلت الإبل: تفرقت مسرعة.

And the camels became musham'al: they scattered rapidly.

وناقة مشمعل: خفيفة سريعة نشيطة.

And a musham'al she-camel: light, fast, energetic.

وناقة شمعلة: سريعة نشيطة.

And a sham'alah she-camel: fast, energetic.

والشمعل: الناقة الخفيفة؛

And ash-sham'al: the light she-camel;

ما لك إذ حث المطي تزحل أخرا، وتنجو بالركاب شمعل؟

What is wrong with you when the mounts are urged, lagging behind, yet you escape with the riders, swift?

وقد اشمعلت الناقة، فهي مشمعلة؛

And the she-camel has become musham'alah; she is swift.

كأن هويها، لما اشمعلت، ... هوي الطير تبتدر الإيابا

As if her descent, when she became musham'alah, ... was like the descent of birds hastening to return.

إذا ونت المطي جرى وثابا

When the mounts falter, he runs, leaping.

المشمعلة الناقة السريعة، والمسمغلة الطويلة؛

Al-musham'alah is the swift she-camel, and al-musamghalah is the tall one;

وامرأة مشمعلة: كثيرة الحركة؛

And a musham'alah woman: very active;

كواحدة الأدحي لا مشمعلة، ... ولا جحمة تحت الثياب جشوب

Like the one in the nest, not active, ... nor plump beneath the clothes, agile.

واشمعلت الغارة: شملت وتفرقت وانتشرت؛

And the raid became musham'alah: it encompassed, scattered, and spread out;

صبحت شباما غارة مشمعلة، ... وأخرى سأهديها قريبا لشاكر

You attacked Shabam with a scattered raid, ... and another I will send soon to Shakir.

وهم عند الحروب، إذا اشمعلت، ... بنوها ثم والمتثوبونا

And they are present during wars, when they scatter, ... their sons then and those who seek refuge.

اشمعط القوم في الطلب واشمعلوا إذا بادروا فيه وتفرقوا،

The people hurried in pursuit and scattered when they rushed into it and dispersed,

واشمعلت الإبل واشمعطت إذا انتشرت.

And the camels became musham'alah and musham'at when they spread out.

والمشمعل: الخفيف الظريف، وقيل الطويل.

And al-musham'al: the light, witty one, and it is said, the tall one.

ولبن مشمعل: غالب بحموضته.

And musham'al milk: overpowering with its sourness.

وشمعلت اليهود شمعلة: وهي قراءتهم إذا اجتمعوا في فهرهم.

And the Jews performed sham'alah: which is their recitation when they gathered in their temple.

واشمعل القوم في الطلب اشمعلالا إذا بادروا فيه وتفرقوا؛

And the people became musham'al in pursuit with musham'alan when they rushed into it and dispersed;

له داع بمكة مشمعل، ... وآخر فوق دارته ينادي

He has a caller in Mecca, scattered, ... and another on his dwelling calling out.

اشمعلت الإبل إذا مضت وتفرقت مرحا ونشاطا؛

The camels became musham'alah when they moved off and dispersed with joy and energy;

إذا اشمعلت سننا رسا بها ... بذات حرفين، إذا خجا بها

When it moved swiftly in a direction, it settled with it ... in a two-lettered place, when they pushed it.