Arabic edit

Root
ش غ ل (š-ḡ-l)

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ش غ ل (š-ḡ-l)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

شَاغَلَ (šāḡala) III, non-past يُشَاغِلُ‎ (yušāḡilu)

  1. to hold in play, to keep occupied
  2. to divert
  3. to distract
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

Root
ش غ ل (š-ḡ-l)

Derived from the active participle of شَغَلَ (šaḡala, to occupy).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

شَاغِل (šāḡil) (feminine شَاغِلَة (šāḡila))

  1. occupying
  2. holding
Declension edit