See also: شعل, سعل, and ش غ ل

Arabic

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Etymology 1.1

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Root
ش غ ل (š ḡ l)
14 terms

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شَغَلَ (šaḡala) I (non-past يَشْغَلُ (yašḡalu), verbal noun شَغْل (šaḡl) or شُغْل (šuḡl))

  1. to occupy, to keep busy [with accusative ‘someone’ and بِ (bi) ‘with something’]
  2. to preoccupy, to trouble (someone)
  3. to distract, to divert [with accusative ‘someone’ and عَن (ʕan) ‘from something’]
  4. to occupy, to hold (a position, an office)
  5. to take up, to occupy (space)
  6. to engage (one's attention, enemy forces, etc.)
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Etymology 1.2

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شُغِلَ (šuḡila) I (passive-only, non-past يُشْغَلُ (yušḡalu), verbal noun شَغْل (šaḡl) or شُغْل (šuḡl))

  1. to occupy oneself, to be busy [with بِ (bi) ‘with something’]
  2. to be occupied [with بِ (bi) ‘by a building, etc.’] (of an area)
  3. to be distracted [with بِ (bi) ‘by something’ and عَن (ʕan) ‘from something else’]
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Etymology 1.3

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شَغَّلَ (šaḡḡala) II (non-past يُشَغِّلُ (yušaḡḡilu), verbal noun تَشْغِيل (tašḡīl))

  1. to occupy, to busy, to engage (someone)
  2. to employ, to put to work (someone)
  3. to operate, to run, to start (a machine)
    أَحْتَاجُ أَنْ أُشَغِّلَ جِهَازَ الْكَمْبْيُوتَرِʔaḥtāju ʔan ʔušaḡḡila jihāza l-kambyūtariI need to start my computer
  4. to operate, to run, to keep in service, to maintain (a machine, a public utility, etc.)
  5. to produce, to manufacture, to fabricate
  6. to invest
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Etymology 1.4

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Noun

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شُغْل (šuḡlm (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
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Descendants
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  • Maltese: xogħol
  • Azerbaijani: şüğl
  • Classical Syriac: ܫܘܓܠܐ
  • Ottoman Turkish: شغل (şuğl)
  • Persian: شغل (šoğl)
  • Swahili: shughuli

Etymology 1.5

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شَغْل (šaḡlm

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

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  • Freytag, Georg (1833) “شغل”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum[1] (in Latin), volume 2, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 432
  • Lane, Edward William (1863) “شغل”, in Arabic-English Lexicon[2], 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

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Root
ش غ ل
2 terms

Etymology 1

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From Arabic شُغْل (šuḡl).

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Noun

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شغل (šuḡlm

  1. work, occupation
  2. work, labour

Etymology 2

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From Arabic شَغَلَ (šaḡala).

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شغل (šaḡal) I (non-past يشغل (yišḡil), verbal noun شغل (šaḡl), active participle شاغل (šāḡil), passive participle مشغول (mašḡūl))

  1. (transitive) to occupy, to keep busy
  2. (transitive) to preoccupy, to distract [with عن (ʕan) ‘from’]
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    Conjugation of شغل (form-I sound)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m شغلت (šaḡalt) شغلت (šaḡalt) شغل (šaḡal) شغلنا (šaḡalna) شغلتوا (šaḡaltu) شغلوا (šaḡalu)
f شغلتي (šaḡalti) شغلت (šaḡalit)
present subjunctive m اشغل (ašḡil) تشغل (tišḡil) يشغل (yišḡil) نشغل (nišḡil) تشغلوا (tišḡilu) يشغلوا (yišḡilu)
f تشغلي (tišḡili) تشغل (tišḡil)
present indicative m بشغل (bašḡil) بتشغل (bitišḡil) بيشغل (biyišḡil) بنشغل (binišḡil) بتشغلوا (bitišḡilu) بيشغلوا (biyišḡilu)
f بتشغلي (bitišḡili) بتشغل (bitišḡil)
future m حشغل (ḥašḡil) حتشغل (ḥatišḡil) حيشغل (ḥayišḡil) حنشغل (ḥanišḡil) حتشغلوا (ḥatišḡilu) حيشغلوا (ḥayišḡilu)
f حتشغلي (ḥatišḡili) حتشغل (ḥatišḡil)
imperative m اشغل (išḡil) اشغلوا (išḡilu)
f اشغلي (išḡili)

Etymology 3

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From Arabic شَغَّلَ (šaḡḡala).

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شغّل (šaḡḡal) II (non-past يشغل (yišaḡḡal), verbal noun تشغيل (tašḡīl), active participle مشغل (mišaḡḡal), passive participle متشغل (mitšaḡḡal))

  1. to turn on, to activate
  2. to employ
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    Conjugation of شغل (form-II)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m شغّلت (šaḡḡalt) شغّلت (šaḡḡalt) شغّل (šaḡḡal) شغّلنا (šaḡḡalna) شغّلتوا (šaḡḡaltu) شغّلوا (šaḡḡalu)
f شغّلتي (šaḡḡalti) شغّلت (šaḡḡalit)
present subjunctive m اشغّل (ašaḡḡal) تشغّل (tišaḡḡal) يشغّل (yišaḡḡal) نشغّل (nišaḡḡal) تشغّلوا (tišaḡḡalu) يشغّلوا (yišaḡḡalu)
f تشغّلي (tišaḡḡali) تشغّل (tišaḡḡal)
present indicative m بشغّل (bašaḡḡal) بتشغّل (bitšaḡḡal) بيشغّل (biyšaḡḡal) بنشغّل (binšaḡḡal) بتشغّلوا (bitšaḡḡalu) بيشغّلوا (biyšaḡḡalu)
f بتشغّلي (bitšaḡḡali) بتشغّل (bitšaḡḡal)
future m حشغّل (ḥašaḡḡal) حتشغّل (ḥatšaḡḡal) حيشغّل (ḥayšaḡḡal) حنشغّل (ḥanšaḡḡal) حتشغّلوا (ḥatšaḡḡalu) حيشغّلوا (ḥayšaḡḡalu)
f حتشغّلي (ḥatšaḡḡali) حتشغّل (ḥatšaḡḡal)
imperative m شغّل (šaḡḡal) شغّلوا (šaḡḡalu)
f شغّلي (šaḡḡali)

Gulf Arabic

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From Arabic شُغْل (šuḡl).

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شغل (šiḡlm

  1. work, occupation
  2. business, concern, matter
    موب شغلك
    mūb shiḡlik
    (It's) none of your business

Hijazi Arabic

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Root
ش غ ل
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Etymology

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From Arabic شَغَّلَ (šaḡḡala).

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شغّل (šaḡḡal) II (non-past يِشغِّل (yišaḡḡil))

  1. to turn on (a device)
    Antonym: طفّى (ṭaffa)

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    Conjugation of شغل (šaḡḡal)
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
past m شغلت (šaḡḡalt) شغلت (šaḡḡalt) شغل (šaḡḡal) شغلنا (šaḡḡalna) شغلتوا (šaḡḡaltu) شغلوا (šaḡḡalu)
f شغلتي (šaḡḡalti) شغلت (šaḡḡalat)
non-past m أشغل (ʔašaḡḡil) تشغل (tišaḡḡil) يشغل (yišaḡḡil) نشغل (nišaḡḡil) تشغلوا (tišaḡḡilu) يشغلوا (yišaḡḡilu)
f تشغلي (tišaḡḡili) تشغل (tišaḡḡil)
imperative m شغل (šaḡḡil) شغلوا (šaḡḡilu)
f شغلي (šaḡḡili)

Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic شُغْل (šuḡl).

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Readings
Classical reading? šuğl
Dari reading? šuğl
Iranian reading? šoğl
Tajik reading? šuġl
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

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Dari شغل
Iranian Persian
Tajik шуғл

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

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South Levantine Arabic

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Root
ش غ ل
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Etymology 1

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From Arabic شَغَلَ (šaḡala).

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

  1. to occupy, to keep busy
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    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

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From Arabic شَغَّلَ (šaḡḡala).

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شغّل (šaḡḡal) 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)
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    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

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From Arabic شُغْل (šuḡl).

Pronunciation

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

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شغل (šuḡlm (plural أشغال (ʔašḡāl))

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

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian شغل (šuğl), from Arabic شُغْل (šuḡl).

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شغل (śuġlm

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