English → Arabic
lit in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ashʿala
- Arabizi
ash3al- Type
- verb · masculine
- Root
- ش ع ل
How to use it
The verb 'to light' in English is often translated as أشعل (ashʿala) in Arabic. This verb comes from the root ش ع ل (sh-ʿ-l), which relates to fire and ignition. It is a Form IV verb.
Example sentences
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أشعل الرجل الشمعة.
ashʿala ar-rajulu ash-shamʿata.
The man lit the candle.
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أشعلوا النار للتدفئة.
ashʿalū an-nāra lit-tadfiʾati.
They lit a fire for warmth.
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أشعلت المصباح قبل النوم.
ashʿaltu al-miṣbāḥa qabla an-nawmi.
I lit the lamp before sleeping.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
We lit the candles.
أشعلنا الشموع.
Ken lit the candles.
أشعل كين الشمع.
Song of the sea)# Slav שליו (lit.
Song of the sea)# شلاف שליו (lit.
South village)# Kfar Yam כפר ים (lit.
South village)# كفار يم כפר ים (lit.
Garden of light)# Ganei Tal גני טל (lit.
Garden of light)# جاني طل גני טל (lit.
the edge of the field)# Katif קטיף (lit.
the edge of the field)# كطيف קטיף (lit.
Gardens of dew)# Kfar Darom כפר דרום (lit.
Gardens of dew)# كفار داروم כפר דרום (lit.
Why are all these motorways permanently lit?
لماذا كل هذه الطرق السريعة مضاءة بشكل دائم؟
Harvest scythe)# Neve Dekalim נוה דקלים (lit.
Harvest scythe)# نيفا دكليم נוה דקלים (lit.
There is little agreement about who lit the fuse.
وهناك خلاف واضح حول تحديد هوية من أشعل الفتيل.
He lit the lamps before Yahweh, as Yahweh commanded Moses.
واصعد السرج امام الرب. كما امر الرب موسى.
The Carolina parakeet was a parrot that lit up backyards everywhere.
كانت طيور بَرَاكِيت كَارُولَيْنَا تملأ خلفيات المنازل في كل مكان.
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