شغل

العربية

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شغل^¹

/ʃa.ɣa.la/

verb شَغَلَ · šaḡala · يَشْغَلُ · شَغْل · شُغْل

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.)

شغل^²

/ʃu.ɣi.la/

verb يُشْغَلُ · شُغِلَ · šuḡila · شَغْل · شُغْل

to occupy oneself, to be busy
to be occupied [with بِ (bi) ‘by a building, etc.’] (of an area)
to be distracted

شغل^³

/ʃaɣ.ɣa.la/

verb شَغَّلَ · šaḡḡala · يُشَغِّلُ · تَشْغِيل · مُشَغِّل

to occupy, to busy, to engage (someone)
to employ, to put to work (someone)
to operate, to run, to start (a machine) أَحْتَاجُ أَنْ أُشَغِّلَ جِهَازَ الْكَمْبْيُوتَرِ
to operate, to run, to keep in service, to maintain (a machine, a public utility, etc.)
to produce, to manufacture, to fabricate
to invest

شغل^⁴

/ʃuɣl/

noun شُغْل · šuḡl · أَشْغَال · شُغُول · الشُّغْل

noun from verb verbal noun of شَغَلَ (šaḡala) (form I)
occupancy, filling, taking up
detention, prevention, distraction
occupation, activity
work, job, business, concern
work

شغل^⁵

/ʃaɣl/

noun شَغْل · šaḡl · الشَّغْل · شَغْلٌ

noun from verb verbal noun of شَغَلَ (šaḡala) (form I)

In English

work labour, employment, occupation, job
absorb to occupy fully
play use a device to watch or listen to the indicated recording — see also resume, pr
occupation activity or task with which one occupies oneself
labour work
turn on (transitive) to activate an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.
job economic role for which a person is paid
hire to employ
operate to operate a machine
carry out to fulfill — see also fulfill, realize

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {شغل},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B4%D8%BA%D9%84},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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