Mishal: meaning, origin and pronunciation
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مشعل
مِشْعَل
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Mishal (مشعل, Arabic مِشْعَل) means “a torch”. It comes from the Arabic root ش ع ل. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ش ع ل.
- Meaning
- a torch
- معنی
- مشعل
Where it comes from
From shuʿla, a flame; mishʿal is a torch or lamp-holder (Lane).
- Say it
- mish-alAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ش ع ل
- Other spellings
- Mashal · Mishaal
- Themes
- Light