boy name · Source-indexed record
Mashael
مشعل
Light and Radiance.Mashael is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means lights, lanterns, torches, sources of light. Mashael is the plural of Mashal. It is derived from the SH-AIN-L root which is used in verse 4 of Surat Maryam in the Quran.
- Arabic spelling
- مشعل
- Pronunciation
- mah-SHAH-ehlAuto-generated reading guide
- Origin
- QuranicSource-stated
- Gender
- boy
- First letter
- M
- Source
- Muslim Names Dataset (CC0 1.0)
About Mashael
Mashael is listed in the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset as a male name. The source records its meaning as “Light and Radiance.Mashael is an indirect Quranic name for boys that means lights, lanterns, torches, sources of light. Mashael is the plural of Mashal. It is derived from the SH-AIN-L root which is used in verse 4 of Surat Maryam in the Quran.”. Its origin label is stated directly in the source text. Its reader-friendly phonetic spelling is generated deterministically from the published transliteration and should be reviewed for names with complex or region-specific pronunciation.
Meaning and Arabic spelling are sourced from the Muslim Names Dataset or, where provided, the record-specific provenance URL. Origin labels are source-stated where available or transparently inferred from the published script or etymological signal. Phonetic respellings are generated reading guides, not native-speaker recordings. See Sources & methodology for data limitations.