أشعل

Arabic

Etymology 1

Color or defect adjective from the root ش ع ل (š-ʕ-l).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaʃ.ʕal/

Adjective

أَشْعَل • (ʔašʕal) (feminine شَعْلَاء (šaʕlāʔ), common plural شُعْل (šuʕl))

  1. (of eyes and Salukis) of "lighter shades of brown" or amber or tawny[1]
  2. (of horses) white-tailed[2]
Declension
See also
    Colors in Arabic · أَلْوَان (ʔalwān) (layout · text)
         أَبْيَض (ʔabyaḍ), أَشْيَب (ʔašyab)      رَمَادِيّ (ramādiyy), أَشْهَب (ʔašhab), أَغْبَر (ʔaḡbar), أَعْفَر (ʔaʕfar), رَصَاصِيّ (raṣāṣiyy)      أَسْوَد (ʔaswad), غِرْبِيب (ḡirbīb), أَحَمّ (ʔaḥamm), أَدْهَم (ʔadham)
                 أَحْمَر (ʔaḥmar), أَصْهَب (ʔaṣhab); قِرْمِزِيّ (qirmiziyy)              أَمْغَر (ʔamḡar), بُرْتُقَالِيّ (burtuqāliyy); بُنِّيّ (bunniyy), أَسْمَر (ʔasmar), أَشْعَل (ʔašʕal), أَشْهَل (ʔašhal)              أَصْفَر (ʔaṣfar), أَشْقَر (ʔašqar); قِشْدِيّ (qišdiyy)
                 لِيمِيّ (līmiyy)              أَخْضَر (ʔaḵḍar), أَحْوَى (ʔaḥwā)              نَعْنَاعِيّ (naʕnāʕiyy), زُمُرُّدِيّ‎ (zumurrudiyy)
                 سَمَاوِيّ (samāwiyy), فَيْرُوزِيّ (fayrūziyy); حَذَفِيّ (ḥaḏafiyy), شَرْشِيرِيّ (šaršīriyy)              لَازُوَرْدِيّ (lāzuwardiyy), بَحْرِيّ‎ (baḥriyy)              أَزْرَق (ʔazraq)
                 بَنَفْسَجِيّ (banafsajiyy), فِرْفِيرِيّ (firfīriyy); نِيلِيّ (nīliyy)              فُوشِيّ (fūšiyy); أُرْجُوَانِيّ (ʔurjuwāniyy)              وَرْدِيّ (wardiyy), زَهْرِيّ (zahriyy)

    Etymology 2

    Root
    ش ع ل (š-ʕ-l)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʔaʃ.ʕa.la/

    Verb

    أَشْعَلَ • (ʔašʕala) IV, non-past يُشْعِلُ‎ (yušʕilu)

    1. to kindle, to excite (war, passion, etc.)[3]
    Conjugation

    Etymology 3

    Root
    ش ع ل (š-ʕ-l)

    Verb

    أَشْعُلُ • (ʔašʕulu) (form I)

    1. first-person singular non-past active indicative of شَعَلَ (šaʕala)

    Verb

    أَشْعُلَ • (ʔašʕula) (form I)

    1. first-person singular non-past active subjunctive of شَعَلَ (šaʕala)

    Verb

    أَشْعُلْ • (ʔašʕul) (form I)

    1. first-person singular non-past active jussive of شَعَلَ (šaʕala)

    Verb

    أُشْعَلُ • (ʔušʕalu) (form I)

    1. first-person singular non-past passive indicative of شَعَلَ (šaʕala)

    Verb

    أُشْعَلَ • (ʔušʕala) (form I)

    1. first-person singular non-past passive subjunctive of شَعَلَ (šaʕala)

    Verb

    أُشْعَلْ • (ʔušʕal) (form I)

    1. first-person singular non-past passive jussive of شَعَلَ (šaʕala)

    References

    1. Maxwell-Stuart, P. G. (1981), Studies in Greek Colour Terminology: Charopos, Brill Publishers, p. 174; Allen, M. J. S. & Smith G. R. (1974), Arabian Studies, "Some Notes on Hunting Techniques and Practices in the Arabian Peninsula", p. 125.
    2. Alkhateeb Shehada, H. (2012), Mamluks and Animals: Veterinary Medicine in Medieval Islam, p. 501.
    3. Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “أشعل”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
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