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set on fire

3 occurrences across 2 Arabic/Persian roots

ش- ع- ل
(sh-ʿ-l) — burning; kindled; flame

“set on fire” accounts for 2 of 57 occurrences of this root (4%)

ن- ا- ر
(n-ʾ-r) — fire; fiery; fire, flame

“set on fire” accounts for 1 of 100 occurrences of this root (1%)

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