No. 5,498 in Arabic
شغلت
"شغلت" means "occupied" or "engaged."
In a sentence
شغلت الجهاز لأبدأ في العمل.
I turned on the device to start working.
The word "شغلت" here means "I turned on" and refers to activating or starting up a device.
شغلت الفتاة نفسها بالدراسة طوال اليوم.
The girl occupied herself with studying throughout the day.
The word "شغلت" in this context translates to "occupied" and indicates keeping oneself busy with an activity.
شغلت الأغنية الجديدة تفكير الجميع.
The new song occupied everyone's thoughts.
Here, "شغلت" means "occupied" and is used metaphorically to describe occupying thoughts or attention.
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