شغل

Root entry · 20 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of being occupied, busy, or engaged with something. It extends to the idea of distraction, hindrance, and the state of being employed or busy. It also encompasses the meaning of a place where things are stored or gathered.

Derived headwords

الشغلnoun

1.
Occupation, workboth
The state of being busy or engaged in an activity, task, or employment.
2.
Distraction, preoccupationboth
Something that occupies one's attention or time, preventing focus on other matters.

شغلnoun

1.
Occupation, workboth
The state of being busy or engaged in an activity, task, or employment.
2.
Distraction, preoccupationboth
Something that occupies one's attention or time, preventing focus on other matters.

شُغُلnoun

1.
Occupation, workboth
The state of being busy or engaged in an activity, task, or employment.
2.
Distraction, preoccupationboth
Something that occupies one's attention or time, preventing focus on other matters.

شُغُلnoun

1.
Occupation, workboth
The state of being busy or engaged in an activity, task, or employment.
2.
Distraction, preoccupationboth
Something that occupies one's attention or time, preventing focus on other matters.

أشغالnoun

1.
Occupations, worksboth
Plural of 'shughl', referring to multiple tasks, jobs, or preoccupations.

شُغُولnoun

1.
Occupations, preoccupationsboth
Plural of 'shughl', referring to multiple tasks, jobs, or preoccupations.

شَغَلَverb

1.
to occupyboth
To engage someone's time or attention; to keep busy.
2.
to distractboth
To divert someone's attention from something else.

شَغَلَverb

1.
to be occupiedboth
To be busy with something; to have one's attention engaged.

شَغَلَverb

1.
to be distractedboth
To be diverted from something due to preoccupations.

أَشْغَلَverb

1.
to occupyboth
To cause someone to be busy or engaged; to make busy.
2.
to distractboth
To cause someone to be distracted or preoccupied.

اشْتَغَلَverb

1.
to be occupiedboth
To be busy with something; to engage oneself in an activity.
2.
to workboth
To be employed or engaged in labor.

شَغَلَ بِهِverb

1.
to be occupied withboth
To be busy or engaged with a particular matter or person.

شَاغِلadjective

1.
Occupying, engagingboth
That which occupies or engages one's attention; a preoccupation.

مَشْغُولadjective

1.
Busy, occupiedboth
Engaged in an activity or task; having one's time taken up.
2.
Preoccupiedboth
Having one's attention diverted by other matters.

شُغْلَةnoun

1.
Pile, heapclassical
A large pile or heap of grain or other produce, like a threshing floor.
2.
Task, jobboth
A specific piece of work or duty.

شَغْلَةnoun

1.
Pile, heapclassical
A large pile or heap of grain or other produce, like a threshing floor.
2.
Task, jobboth
A specific piece of work or duty.

مُشْتَغِلadjective

1.
Busy, occupiedboth
Engaged in an activity or task; having one's time taken up.
2.
Workingboth
Engaged in employment or labor.

مُشْتَغِلadjective

1.
Busy, occupiedboth
Engaged in an activity or task; having one's time taken up.
2.
Workingboth
Engaged in employment or labor.

رجل شغلadjective

1.
Busy manclassical
A man who is constantly occupied or busy.

شغل شاغلadjective

1.
Engrossing preoccupationboth
A matter that is highly occupying and engaging to one's attention.

Parallel reading

وما هجر ليلى أن تكون تباعدت عليك، ولا أن أحصرتك شغول

And Layla's abandonment is not because she has moved away from you, nor because preoccupations have confined you.

وقد شغله يشغله شغلا وشغلا؛ الأخيرة عن سيبويه، وأشغله واشتغل به وشغل به وأنا شاغل له

And he occupied him, occupying him, with an occupation and an occupation; the latter is according to Sibawayh, and he made him busy, and he became busy with it, and he was occupied with it, and I am occupying him.

وقد شغل فلان، فهو مشغول

And so-and-so became busy, and he is busy.

وتعجبوا من هذه الصيغة فقالوا ما أشغله

And they marveled at this form and said, 'How busy he is!'

ويقال شغلت عنك بكذا، على ما لم يسم فاعله، واشتغلت

And it is said, 'I was distracted from you by such-and-such,' in the passive voice, and 'I was distracted.'

ورجل شغل: من الشغل ومشتغل ومشتغل ومشغول

And a busy man: from occupation, and one who is busy, and one who is busy, and one who is occupied.

ورجل شغل؛ عن ابن الأعرابي، قال: وعندي أنه على النسب لأنه لا فعل له يجيء عليه فعل، وكذلك رجل مشتغل ومشتغل؛ الأخيرة على لفظ المفعول، وهي نادرة؛ حكاها ابن الأعرابي؛ وأنشد

And a busy man; according to Ibn al-A'rabi, he said: And in my opinion, it is a relative adjective because there is no verb from which 'fa'al' comes, and likewise a busy man and a busy man; the latter is in the form of the passive participle, and it is rare; Ibn al-A'rabi narrated it; and he recited:

إن الذي يأمل الدنيا لمتله، وكل ذي أمل عنه سيشتغل

Indeed, he who hopes for the world is like one who is weary, and every hopeful person will be distracted from it.

واشتغل فلان بأمره، فهو مشتغل

And so-and-so became busy with his affair, and he is busy.

الشغلة والعرمة والبيدر والكدس واحد، وجمع الشغلة شغل وهو البيدر

The shughlah, the 'armah, the baydar, and the kads are one, and the plural of shughlah is shughl, which is the baydar.

أن عليا، عليه السلام، خطب الناس بعد الحكمين على شغلة ، عنى البيدر؛ قال ابن الأثير: هي بفتح الغين وسكونها

That Ali, peace be upon him, addressed the people after the two arbitrations over a pile (baydar), meaning the threshing floor; Ibn al-Athir said: It is with a fatha on the ghayn and a sukun.