मशग़ूल

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /məʃ.ɣuːl/, [mɐʃ.ɣuːl], /məʃ.ɡuːl/, [mɐʃ.ɡuːl]

Adjective

मशग़ूल • (maśġūl) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مَشْغُول)

1. occupied, engaged, busy [with में (mẽ) ‘in’]

   Synonyms: मसरूफ़ (masrūf), व्यस्त (vyast)

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मशग़ूल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “मशगूल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha