شُعْلَةٌ

A firebrand; a piece of wood in which fire is kindled; (Az, K, * TA;) like جِذْوَةٌ and قَيَسٌ and شِهَابٌ: (Az, TA:) [this is what is meant by its being said that] what is termed شُعْلَةٌ مِنْ نَارٍ [the only indication of the meaning in the S and O] is well known: (Msb:) plural شُعَلٌ; (S, O, TA;) erroneously said in the K to be like كُتُبٌ. (TA.) [Hence,] one says, فُلَانٌ شُعْلَةُ نَارٍ (assumed tropical:) [Such a one is a firebrand]. (Er-Rághib, TA voce ذَكَاءٌ, q. v.)

And [A lighted wick: so in the present day: (see also شَعِيلَةٌ:) or] the burnt [or lighted] extremity of a wick. (S voce قِرَاطٌ. [And the same meaning is intended there in the K; and also in the TA voce جِذْوَةٌ.])

And The flame of fire; as also ↓ شُعْلُولٌ. (K, * TA. [In the CK شُعُول; as though it were a second plural of شُعْلَةٌ.])

And شُعْلَةُ, (O, K, TA,) without ال, (K, TA,) is the name of A mare of Keys Ibn-Sebáa; (O, K, TA;) likened to the kindling of fire, because of her swiftness. (TA.)

See also شَعَلٌ, in three places.