Arabic

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Root
ش غ ل (š ḡ l)
14 terms

Etymology

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Derived from the passive participle of شَغَلَ (šaḡala, to occupy, to keep busy).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مَشْغُول (mašḡūl) (feminine مَشْغُولَة (mašḡūla), masculine plural مَشْغُولُونَ (mašḡūlūna), feminine plural مَشْغُولَات (mašḡūlāt))

  1. busy
  2. distracted
  3. occupied (telephone line, seat, etc.)

Declension

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Declension of adjective مَشْغُول (mašḡūl)
singular masculine feminine
basic singular triptote singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مَشْغُول
mašḡūl
الْمَشْغُول
al-mašḡūl
مَشْغُولَة
mašḡūla
الْمَشْغُولَة
al-mašḡūla
nominative مَشْغُولٌ
mašḡūlun
الْمَشْغُولُ
al-mašḡūlu
مَشْغُولَةٌ
mašḡūlatun
الْمَشْغُولَةُ
al-mašḡūlatu
accusative مَشْغُولًا
mašḡūlan
الْمَشْغُولَ
al-mašḡūla
مَشْغُولَةً
mašḡūlatan
الْمَشْغُولَةَ
al-mašḡūlata
genitive مَشْغُولٍ
mašḡūlin
الْمَشْغُولِ
al-mašḡūli
مَشْغُولَةٍ
mašḡūlatin
الْمَشْغُولَةِ
al-mašḡūlati
dual masculine feminine
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مَشْغُولَيْن
mašḡūlayn
الْمَشْغُولَيْن
al-mašḡūlayn
مَشْغُولَتَيْن
mašḡūlatayn
الْمَشْغُولَتَيْن
al-mašḡūlatayn
nominative مَشْغُولَانِ
mašḡūlāni
الْمَشْغُولَانِ
al-mašḡūlāni
مَشْغُولَتَانِ
mašḡūlatāni
الْمَشْغُولَتَانِ
al-mašḡūlatāni
accusative مَشْغُولَيْنِ
mašḡūlayni
الْمَشْغُولَيْنِ
al-mašḡūlayni
مَشْغُولَتَيْنِ
mašḡūlatayni
الْمَشْغُولَتَيْنِ
al-mašḡūlatayni
genitive مَشْغُولَيْنِ
mašḡūlayni
الْمَشْغُولَيْنِ
al-mašḡūlayni
مَشْغُولَتَيْنِ
mašḡūlatayni
الْمَشْغُولَتَيْنِ
al-mašḡūlatayni
plural masculine feminine
sound masculine plural sound feminine plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
informal مَشْغُولِين
mašḡūlīn
الْمَشْغُولِين
al-mašḡūlīn
مَشْغُولَات
mašḡūlāt
الْمَشْغُولَات
al-mašḡūlāt
nominative مَشْغُولُونَ
mašḡūlūna
الْمَشْغُولُونَ
al-mašḡūlūna
مَشْغُولَاتٌ
mašḡūlātun
الْمَشْغُولَاتُ
al-mašḡūlātu
accusative مَشْغُولِينَ
mašḡūlīna
الْمَشْغُولِينَ
al-mašḡūlīna
مَشْغُولَاتٍ
mašḡūlātin
الْمَشْغُولَاتِ
al-mašḡūlāti
genitive مَشْغُولِينَ
mašḡūlīna
الْمَشْغُولِينَ
al-mašḡūlīna
مَشْغُولَاتٍ
mašḡūlātin
الْمَشْغُولَاتِ
al-mašḡūlāti

Descendants

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Azerbaijani

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Adjective

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مشغول

  1. Arabic spelling of məşğul

Egyptian Arabic

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Adjective

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مشغول (mašḡūl) (feminine مشغولة)

  1. busy, occupied

Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مَشْغُول (mašḡūl).

Adjective

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مشغول (meşgul)

  1. busy; occupied; preoccupied

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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Pashto

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مَشْغُول (mašḡūl).

Adjective

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مشغول (mašǧúl)

  1. busy

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Persian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic مَشْغُول (mašḡūl).

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? mašġūl
Dari reading? mašġūl
Iranian reading? mašġul
Tajik reading? mašġul

Adjective

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Dari مشغول
Iranian Persian
Tajik машғул

مَشغول (mašġul)

  1. busy, occupied (in doing something, etc.)
    پسر الان مشغول خواندن است. (more literary)
    pesar alân mašgul-e xândan ast.
    The boy is busy reading now.
    پسر الان مشغول خوندنه. (more colloquial)
    pesar alân mašgul-e xundan-e.
    The boy is busy reading now.
  2. occupied

Derived terms

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compound verbs
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Descendants

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian مشغول (mašġūl), from Arabic مَشْغُول (mašḡūl).

Adjective

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مَشْغُول (maśġūl) (Gurmukhi spelling ਮਸ਼ਗ਼ੂਲ)

  1. busy

Further reading

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  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “مشغُول”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz

Sindhi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian مشغول (mašġūl), from Arabic مَشْغُول (mašḡūl).

Adjective

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مَشْغوُلُ (maśġūlu)

  1. busy

Further reading

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  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910) “مَشْغوُلُ”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society
  • مشغول”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, University of Chicago: Center for Language Engineering, Pakistan, 18661938

South Levantine Arabic

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Etymology

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From Arabic مَشْغُول (mašḡūl). Equivalent to the passive participle of شغل (šaḡal, to occupy, keep busy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maʃ.ɣuːl/, [maʃˈɣuːl]
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Adjective

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مشغول (mašḡūl) (feminine مشغولة (mašḡūle), common plural مشغولين (mašḡūlīn))

  1. busy, occupied
    Synonym: شغال (šaḡḡāl)
    Antonym: فاضي (fāḍi)

Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian مشغول (mašġul), from Arabic مَشْغُول (mašḡūl). Compare Sindhi مَشْغوُل / मश्ग़ूल, Gujarati મશગૂલ (maśgūl), Bengali মশগুল (mośgul)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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مَشْغُول (maśġūl) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling मशग़ूल)

  1. occupied, engaged, busy [with میں (mẽ) ‘in’]
    Synonym: مصروف (masrūf)
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References

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  • مشغول”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • مشغول”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.