muḍāriʿـَيَفْعَلُmaṣdarسَعْرٌ إِسْعَارٌ سُعَارٌ
Core sense — he kindled the fire; he kindled war; he did widespread evil to themgenerated
1.1he lighted, or kindled, the fire; he made it blaze or flame—اسعرها
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he lighted, or kindled, the fire; he made it blaze fiercely—سعّرها
maṣdar تَسْعِيرٌ; or this last is intensive.
Synonymous with أَوْقَدَهَا, or with هَيَّجَهَا and أَلْهَبَهَا.
In the Qurʾān 81:12 some read سُعِرَتْ and others سُعِّرَتْ, the latter being intensive.
he stirred the fire—سَعَرَ النَّارَ
With a مِسْعَر.
Qur’ān 81:12 approximate — somewhere between 81:4 and 81:29 Lane cites “Kur lxxxi. 12”
Qur’ān 81:12 the verse Lane’s citation points to, and it uses this root
وَإِذَا ٱلْجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتْWhen the Blazing Fire is kindled to fierce heat;Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur’ān (1934)
1.1.1figurative · مجازhe kindled war; he excited, or provoked, it—سَعَرَ الحَرْبَ
Muḍāriʿ as above, and so the maṣdar.
he kindled war; he excited, or provoked, it—اسعرها
he kindled war; he excited, or provoked, it—سعّرها
[they kindled, or excited, the fire of war]—سَعَرُوا نَارَ الحَرْبِ
1.1.2figurative · مجاز[evil, or mischief, excited them, or inflamed them]—سَعَرَهُمْ شَرٌّ
[he excited, or inflamed, against his people]—سَعَرَ عَلَى قَوْمِهِ
1.1.3figurative · مجازhe did widespread evil, or mischief, to them; or he did evil to them generally—سَعَرَهُمْ شَرًّا
he did widespread evil, or mischief, to them—اسعرهم
he did widespread evil, or mischief, to them—سعّرهم
Or one should not say اسعرهم.
1.1.4figurative · مجاز — inferredwe burned and pained them [or inflicted burning pain on them] with arrows—سَعَرْنَاهُمْ بِالنَّبْلِ
1.1.5figurative · مجازhe communicated his mange, or scab, to the [other] camels—سَعَرَ الإِبِلَ
Muḍāriʿ as above, and so the maṣdar.
Said of a camel.
1.1.6figurative · مجاز — inferredhe was smitten by the [hot wind called] سَمُوم—سُعِرَ
Said of a man.
Also: he became violently hungry and thirsty.
And: he became mad, or insane, or possessed by a demon.
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1.1.7figurative · مجاز — inferredI went round during the day, or today, to get what I wanted—سَعَرْتُ اليَوْمَ فِى حَاجَتِى سَعْرَةً
[apparently: I will certainly practise circumvention as he practises it]—لَأَسْعَرَنَّ سَعْرَهُ
That is, لَأَطُوفَنُّ طَوْفَهُ.
1.1.8figurative · مجاز — inferredhe journeyed all night with the camels, or beasts, used for riding—سَعَرَ اللَّيْلَ بِالمَطِىّ
maṣdar as above.
1.1.9figurative · مجاز — inferredthe she-camel was quick, or swift, in her going—سَعَرَتِ النَّاقَةُ
[See also سَعَرَانٌ below.]
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, (S, A, Msb, K,) aor. سَعَرَ , (Msb, K,) inf. n. سَعْرٌ ; (Msb;) and اسعرها , (A, Msb, K,) inf. n. إِسْعَارٌ ; (Msb;) and سعّرها , (A, K,) inf. n. تَسْعِيرٌ ; (TA;) or the last has an intensive signification; (S;) He lighted, or kindled, the fire; or made it to burn, to burn up, to burn brightly or fiercely, to blaze, or to flame; syn. أَوْقَدَهَا , (Msb, K,) or هَيَّجَهَا and أَلْهَبَهَا . (S, A.) In the Kur lxxxi. 12, some read سُعِرَتْ ; and others, سُعِّرَتْ , which latter has an intensive signification. (S.) And سَعَرَ النَّارَ He stirred the fire with a مِسْعَر . (TA.) [Hence,] سَعَرَ الحَرْبَ , (S, K,) aor. as above, (K,) and so the inf. n.; (TA;) and اسعرها , and سعّرها ; (K;) He kindled war; (K, TA;) excited, or provoked, it. (S, TA.) And سَعَرُوا نَارَ الحَرْبِ [They kindled, or excited, the fire of war]. (A.) [Hence also,] سَعَرَهُمْ شَرٌّ [Evil, or mischief, excited them, or inflamed them]. (A.) And سَعَرَ عَلَى قَوْمِهِ [He excited, or inflamed, against his people]. (A.) And سَعَرَهُمْ شَرًّا He did extensive evil, or mischief, to them: (ISk, S, TA: *) or he did evil, or mischief, to them generally, or in common; as also اسعرهم , and سعّرهم ; (TA;) or one should not say اسعرهم . (ISk, S, TA.) And سَعَرْنَاهُمْ بِالنَّبْلِ We burned and pained them [or inflicted upon them burning pain] with arrows. (S.) And سَعَرَ الإِبِلَ , aor. as above, (K,) and so the inf. n., (TA,) He (a camel, TK) communicated to the [other] camels his mange, or scab. (K, TA.) And سُعِرَ , (S, A,) inf. n. سُعَارٌ , (TA,) He (a man) was smitten by the [hot wind called] سَمُوم . (S, A.) And He (a man) was, or became, vehemently hungry and thirsty. (TA.) And He was, or became, mad, insane, or a demoniac. (MA.) You say also, سَعَرْتُ اليَوْمَ فِى حَاجَتِى سَعْرَةً I made a circuit during the day, or to-day, for the accomplishment of my want. (S.) And لَأَسْعَرَنَّ سَعْرَهُ , i. e. لَأَطُوفَنُّ طَوْفَهُ [app. meaning I will assuredly practise circumvention like his practising thereof]. (Fr, O, K.) And سَعَرَ اللَّيْلَ بِالمَطِىّ , inf. n. as above, He journeyed throughout the night with the camels, or beasts, used for riding. (ISk, TA.) And سَعَرَتِ النَّاقَةُ The she-camel was quick, or swift, in her going. (TA.) [See also سَعَرَانٌ , below.]