شغل

See also: شعل, سعل, and ش غ ل

Arabic

Etymology

From the root ش غ ل (š-ḡ-l).

Verb

شَغَلَ (šaḡala) I, non-past يَشْغَلُ‎ (yašḡalu)

  1. to occupy, to busy, to preoccupy
  2. to give trouble, to distract, to divert
  3. to occupy, to hold (office)
  4. to engage

Conjugation

Verb

شُغِلَ (šuḡila) I, non-past يُشْغَلُ‎ (yušḡalu)

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Conjugation

Verb

شَغَّلَ (šaḡḡala) II, non-past يُشَغِّلُ‎ (yušaḡḡilu)

  1. to occupy, to busy, to engage, to engross
  2. to employ, to put to work
  3. to operate, to run, to make run, to start (a machine)
    أَحْتَاجُ أَنْ أُشَغِّلَ جِهَازَ الْكَمْبْيُوتَرِʔaḥtāju ʔan ʔušaḡḡila jihāza l-kambyūtariI need to start my computer
  4. to produce, to manufacture, to fabricate
  5. to invest

Conjugation

Noun

شُغْل (šuḡl) m (plural أَشْغَال (ʔašḡāl) or شُغُول (šuḡūl))

  1. verbal noun of شَغَلَ (šaḡala) (form I)
  2. occupancy, filling, taking up
  3. detention, prevention, distraction
  4. occupation, activity
  5. work, job, business, concern
  6. (physics) work

Declension

Noun

شَغْل (šaḡl) m

  1. verbal noun of شَغَلَ (šaḡala) (form I)

Declension

References

  • Freytag, Georg (1833), شغل”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 432
  • Lane, Edward William (1863), شغل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate, page 1567
  • Wehr, Hans (1979), شغل”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 556

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic شُغْل (šuḡl).

Noun

شغل (šuḡl) m

  1. work, occupation

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic شُغْل (šuḡl).

Pronunciation

    • (Dari): IPA(key): /ʃʊɣl/

    Noun

    Dari شغل
    Iranian Persian
    Tajik шуғл (šuġl)

    شُغل (šoğl) (plural شُغل‌ها (šoğl-hâ) or اَشغال (ašğâl))

    1. job, work, employment, occupation
      Synonym: کار (kâr)
      شغل شما چیست؟ (more literary)šoğl-e šomâ či-st?What work do you do?
      شغلتون چیه؟ (more colloquial)šoğl-etun chi-ye?What work do you do?
    2. pastime, amusement

    Descendants

    • Bashkir: шөғөл (şöğöl)
    • Hindustani:
      Urdu: شغل (śuġl)
    • Pashto: شغل (šᶕǧwәl)

    South Levantine Arabic

    Root
    ش غ ل

    Etymology 1

    From Arabic شَغَلَ (šaḡala).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʃa.ɣal/, [ˈʃa.ɣal]
    • (file)

    Verb

    شغل (šaḡal) (form I, present بشغل (bišḡel), passive participle مشغول (mašḡūl))

    1. to occupy, to keep busy
    Conjugation
        Conjugation of شغل (šaḡal)
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    past m شغلت (šaḡalt) شغلت (šaḡalt) شغل (šaḡal) شغلنا (šaḡalna) شغلتو (šaḡaltu) شغلو (šaḡalu)
    f شغلتي (šaḡalti) شغلت (šaḡlat)
    present m بشغل (bašḡil) بتشغل (btišḡil) بشغل (bišḡil) منشغل (mnišḡil) بتشغلو (btišḡilu) بشغلو (bišḡilu)
    f بتشغلي (btišḡili) بتشغل (btišḡil)
    subjunctive m أشغل (ʔašḡil) تشغل (tišḡil) يشغل (yišḡil) نشغل (nišḡil) تشغلو (tišḡilu) يشغلو (yišḡilu)
    f تشغلي (tišḡili) تشغل (tišḡil)
    imperative m اشغل (išḡil) اشغلو (išḡilu)
    f اشغلي (išḡili)

    Etymology 2

    From Arabic شَغَّلَ (šaḡḡala).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʃaɣ.ɣal/, [ˈʃaɣ.ɣal]
    • (file)

    Verb

    شغّل (šaḡḡal) (form II, present بشغّل (bišaḡḡel))

    1. (transitive) to operate (machinery), to turn on (a device)
      Synonym: ضوى (ḍawa)
      Antonym: طفى (ṭafa)
    2. to employ
      Synonym: وظّف (waẓẓaf)
    Conjugation
        Conjugation of شغّل (šaḡḡal)
    singular plural
    1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
    past m شغّلت (šaḡḡalt) شغّلت (šaḡḡalt) شغّل (šaḡḡal) شغّلنا (šaḡḡalna) شغّلتو (šaḡḡaltu) شغّلو (šaḡḡalu)
    f شغّلتي (šaḡḡalti) شغّلت (šaḡḡalat)
    present m بشغّل (bašaḡḡel) بتشغّل (bitšaḡḡel) بشغّل (bišaḡḡel) منشغّل (minšaḡḡel) بتشغّلو (bitšaḡḡlu) بشغّلو (bišaḡḡlu)
    f بتشغّلي (bitšaḡḡli) بتشغّل (bitšaḡḡel)
    subjunctive m اشغّل (ašaḡḡel) تشغّل (tšaḡḡel) يشغّل (yšaḡḡel) نشغّل (nšaḡḡel) تشغّلو (tšaḡḡlu) يشغّلو (yšaḡḡlu)
    f تشغّلي (tšaḡḡli) تشغّل (tšaḡḡel)
    imperative m شغّل (šaḡḡel) شغّلو (šaḡḡlu)
    f شغّلي (šaḡḡli)

    Etymology 3

    From Arabic شُغْل (šuḡl).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʃuɣl/, [ˈʃʊ.ɣ(o)l]
    • (file)

    Noun

    شغل (šuḡl) m (plural أشغال (ʔašḡāl))

    1. work, labour, occupation
    2. business, concern, matter

    Urdu

    Etymology

    From Persian شغل (šoğl), from Arabic شُغْل (šuḡl).

    Noun

    شغل (śuġl) m

    1. job
    2. work
    3. occupation
    4. business
    5. labor
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