Arabic · noun · Time, Fate & the Cosmos

Mashal

मशाल
said ma-SHAAL
also written: mash'al, mashaal
Meaning

Torch, flaming brand carried to give light.

Literally: Arabic mash'al: that which is set ablaze, a torch.

Usage & notes

The mashal is the torch of leadership and revolution, the blazing light held aloft to guide and rouse a sleeping people toward their dawn.