شُغْل
occupancy
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Also written شغل: شَغَّلَ (to occupy)
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Most common words from the same root
شَغَلَ in English
Verb · Form I
- to occupy, to keep busy
- to preoccupy, to trouble (someone)
- to distract, to divert
- to occupy, to hold (a position, an office)
- to take up, to occupy (space)
- to engage (one's attention, enemy forces, etc.)
Words from the root ش-غ-ل
Arabic verbs come in forms; each form's nouns are listed under its verb. See the whole root on one page →
شَغَلَ
· present يَشْغَلُ
Form I · The plain action
to occupy, to keep busy; to preoccupy, to trouble (someone); to distract, to divert
شُغِلَ
· present يُشْغَلُ
Form I · The plain action
to occupy oneself, to be busy; to be occupied [with بِ (bi) ‘by a building, etc.’] (of an area); to be distracted
شَغْل
شُغْل
مَشْغُول
شَغَّلَ
· present يُشَغِّلُ
Form II · Causative or intensive
to occupy, to busy, to engage (someone); to employ, to put to work (someone); to operate, to run, to start (a machine)
شَاغَلَ
· present يُشَاغِلُ
Form III · Done to or with someone
to hold in play, to keep occupied; to divert; to distract
مُشَاغَلَة
شِغَال
مُشَاغِل
مُشَاغَل
أَشْغَلَ
· present يُشْغِلُ
Form IV · Causative
to occupy, to busy, to employ
إِشْغَال
مُشْغِل
مُشْغَل
تَشَاغَلَ
· present يَتَشَاغَلُ
Form VI · Mutual action
to occupy oneself, to busy oneself; to be preoccupied, to be engaged; to attend, to devote
تَشَاغُل
مُتَشَاغِل
مُتَشَاغَل
اِنْشَغَلَ
· present يَنْشَغِلُ
Form VII · Passive or resultative
to occupy oneself, to busy oneself; to be occupied, to be busy; to be preoccupied, to be concerned
اِنْشِغَال
preoccupation
مُنْشَغِل
busy
مُنْشَغَل
اِشْتَغَلَ
· present يَشْتَغِلُ
Form VIII · Reflexive, often idiomatic
to occupy oneself, to busy oneself; to be occupied, to be busy; to be engaged
اِشْتِغَال
working
مُشْتَغِل
مُشْتَغَل
مَشْغَل
workshop
شَغَّال
laborer
شَغَلَ conjugation
Active voice. Present, subjunctive and jussive are the three moods of the non-past.
| Pronoun | Past | Present | Subjunctive | Jussive | Imperative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| أَنَا I | شَغَلْتُ | أَشْغَلُ | أَشْغَلَ | أَشْغَلْ | — |
| أَنْتَ you (m.) | شَغَلْتَ | تَشْغَلُ | تَشْغَلَ | تَشْغَلْ | اِشْغَلْ |
| أَنْتِ you (f.) | شَغَلْتِ | تَشْغَلِينَ | تَشْغَلِي | تَشْغَلِي | اِشْغَلِي |
| هُوَ he | شَغَلَ | يَشْغَلُ | يَشْغَلَ | يَشْغَلْ | — |
| هِيَ she | شَغَلَتْ | تَشْغَلُ | تَشْغَلَ | تَشْغَلْ | — |
| أَنْتُمَا you two | شَغَلْتُمَا | تَشْغَلَانِ | تَشْغَلَا | تَشْغَلَا | اِشْغَلَا |
| هُمَا they two (m.) | شَغَلَا | يَشْغَلَانِ | يَشْغَلَا | يَشْغَلَا | — |
| هُمَا they two (f.) | شَغَلَتَا | تَشْغَلَانِ | تَشْغَلَا | تَشْغَلَا | — |
| نَحْنُ we | شَغَلْنَا | نَشْغَلُ | نَشْغَلَ | نَشْغَلْ | — |
| أَنْتُمْ you all (m.) | شَغَلْتُمْ | تَشْغَلُونَ | تَشْغَلُوا | تَشْغَلُوا | اِشْغَلُوا |
| أَنْتُنَّ you all (f.) | شَغَلْتُنَّ | تَشْغَلْنَ | تَشْغَلْنَ | تَشْغَلْنَ | اِشْغَلْنَ |
| هُمْ they (m.) | شَغَلُوا | يَشْغَلُونَ | يَشْغَلُوا | يَشْغَلُوا | — |
| هُنَّ they (f.) | شَغَلْنَ | يَشْغَلْنَ | يَشْغَلْنَ | يَشْغَلْنَ | — |
| Verbal noun | شَغْل، شُغْل |
|---|---|
| Active participle | شَاغِل |
| Passive participle | مَشْغُول |
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