شعل

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See also: سعل, شغل, and ش غ ل

Arabic

Etymology 1.1

Root
ش ع ل (š ʕ l)
5 terms

Verb

شَعَلَ (šaʕala) I (non-past يَشْعَلُ (yašʕalu), verbal noun شَعْل (šaʕl))[1]

  1. to become kindled, to burn up, to blaze, to flame (of a fire)
  2. to kindle, ignite, light (a fire); make it burn fiercely, flame, blaze
  3. to kindle, excite, enflame (war, passion, the heart, etc.); make it burn fiercely, rage
  4. to enflame (the heart)
  5. to give oneself entirely over to (something), to be extreme in (something)
  6. to burn with love
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Maltese: xegħel
  • Moroccan Arabic: شعل (šʕal)

Etymology 1.2

Noun

شَعْل (šaʕlm[1]

  1. verbal noun of شَعَلَ (šaʕala) (form I)
Declension

Etymology 1.3

Verb

شَعَّلَ (šaʕʕala) II (non-past يُشَعِّلُ (yušaʕʕilu), verbal noun تَشْعِيل (tašʕīl))[1]

  1. to kindle, ignite, light (a fire); make it burn fiercely, flame, blaze
  2. to kindle, excite, enflame (war, passion, the heart, etc.); make it burn fiercely, rage
Conjugation

Etymology 1.4

Adjective

شُعْل (šuʕlm pl

  1. masculine plural of أَشْعَل (ʔašʕal)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lane, Edward William (1863) “شعل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate; Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “شعل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen.

Moroccan Arabic

Etymology

Root
ش ع ل
2 terms

From Arabic شَعَلَ (šaʕala).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃʕal/
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

شعل (šʕal) I (non-past يشعل (yišʕal))

  1. to light
    شعلت الوقيدة؟šʕalti le-wqīdaDid you light the match?
  2. to turn on
    شعل التلفازة!šʕal et-talfāzaturn on the television!

Conjugation

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ش ع ل
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic شَعَّلَ (šaʕʕala).

Pronunciation

Verb

شعّل (šaʕʕal) II (present بشعّل (bišaʕʕel))

  1. to set on fire, to light on fire
    Synonym: ولّع (wallaʕ)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of شعّل (šaʕʕal)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m شعّلت (šaʕʕalt) شعّلت (šaʕʕalt) شعّل (šaʕʕal) شعّلنا (šaʕʕalna) شعّلتو (šaʕʕaltu) شعّلو (šaʕʕalu)
f شعّلتي (šaʕʕalti) شعّلت (šaʕʕalat)
present m بشعّل (bašaʕʕel) بتشعّل (bitšaʕʕel) بشعّل (bišaʕʕel) منشعّل (minšaʕʕel) بتشعّلو (bitšaʕʕlu) بشعّلو (bišaʕʕlu)
f بتشعّلي (bitšaʕʕli) بتشعّل (bitšaʕʕel)
subjunctive m اشعّل (ašaʕʕel) تشعّل (tšaʕʕel) يشعّل (yšaʕʕel) نشعّل (nšaʕʕel) تشعّلو (tšaʕʕlu) يشعّلو (yšaʕʕlu)
f تشعّلي (tšaʕʕli) تشعّل (tšaʕʕel)
imperative m شعّل (šaʕʕel) شعّلو (šaʕʕlu)
f شعّلي (šaʕʕli)