شمعلQ. 1 شَمْعَلَ, (O, K, TA, [in the CK تَشَمْعَلَ,]) inf. n. شَمْعَلَةٌ, (TA,) It became scattered or dispersed. (O, K, TA.) A2:  And شَمْعَلَةٌ signifies The reading, or reciting, of the Jews, (S, O, K, TA,) when they assemble فى مهرهم: (TA: [but I know not what this means:]) one says of them شَمْعَلَت [i. e. شَمْعَلَتِ اليَهُودُ]. (TA.) Q. 4 اِشْمَعَلَّ He hastened, made haste, or went quickly; syn. أَسْرَعَ: this is the primary signification. (Ham p. 282.) One says of a she-camel  اشمعلّت meaning She hastened, &c. (S.) b2:  and اشمعلّت الإِبِلُ The camels went, or went away, and scattered or dispersed themselves, by reason of briskness, liveliness, or sprightliness: (Kh, S, O, K:) or spread themselves, or became scattered or dispersed; as also اشمعطّت: (Aboo-Turáb, TA:) or became scattered or dispersed, going [away] quickly. (TA.) And in like manner, (Kh, S, O,) اشمعلّت الغَارَةُ فِى العَدُوِّ, (Kh, S, O, K,) meaning The horsemen making a sudden attack upon the enemy scattered, or dispersed, themselves; (Aboo-Turáb, K, * TA;) and so اشمعطّت. (Aboo-Turáb, TA.) And اشمعلّ القَوْمُ فِى الطَّلَبِ The people, or company of men, hastened, and scattered or dispersed themselves, in seeking; (Aboo-Turáb, S, O, K;) as also اشمعطّ. (Aboo-Turáb, TA.) A2: And i. q. أَشْرَفَ [q. v.]. (O, K.) شَمْعَلٌ, and with ة: see the following paragraph.مُشْمَعِلٌّ A swift she-camel; (Az, S;) or so مُشْمَعِلَّةٌ: (O:) and ↓ شَمْعَلٌ and ↓ شَمْعَلَةٌ (O, K) and مُشْمَعِلٌّ (K) a she-camel brisk, lively, or sprightly, (O, K,) and swift, (K,) and light, active, or agile. (TA.) مُشْمَعِلَّةٌ in the first of these senses is [said to be] from the phrase قِرْبَةٌ مُشْمَعِلَّةٌ A water-skin of which the water flows out. (Har p. 111.) b2: Also A man quick and penetrating or having a penetrative energy: and with ة, a very active woman. (TA.) A man light, active, or agile; excellent, or elegant, in mind, manners, &c., or clever, ingenious, or acute in mind: or tall. (K.) A man vigorous, strenuous, or energetic, and light, active, or agile. (Ham p. 384.) b3:  Also applied to milk, meaning Sour, (K, TA,) overcoming by its sourness. (TA.)