The triliteral root shīn ʿayn lām (ش ع ل) occurs only once in the Quran, as the form VIII verb ish'taʿala (ٱشْتَعَلَ). The translation below is a brief gloss intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on the word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Verb (form VIII) - to flare
| (19:4:7) wa-ish'taʿala | and flared | قَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّي وَهَنَ الْعَظْمُ مِنِّي وَاشْتَعَلَ الرَّأْسُ شَيْبًا |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
