मसरूफ़ (masroof)
adjective
A single-sense adjective meaning 'busy, occupied (with work/tasks)', borrowed from Persian/Urdu and common in everyday Hindi-Urdu speech across North India.
Sense
1
:
busy, occupied
adjective
Synonyms: व्यस्त (vyast), मशगूल (mashgool, colloquial)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: मसरूफ़ (masroof) sits comfortably next to व्यस्त (vyast) in everyday speech, but it carries a slightly more Urdu-inflected, conversational flavor -- you will hear it often in Delhi's mixed Hindi-Urdu register, especially in phone excuses like मैं मसरूफ़ हूँ (main masroof hoon, 'I am busy'). It pairs naturally with the noun मसरूफ़ियत (masroofiyat, 'busy-ness, engagement'), which a learner will meet in more formal or literary contexts.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes drop the nuqta and write/say मसरूफ (masrooph) -- acceptable in casual writing, but the nuqta under फ़ (f) reflects the original Persian sound and is preferred in careful speech. 2) Used with में (men) for the activity one is busy 'in', e.g. काम में मसरूफ़ (kaam men masroof, 'busy in work') -- learners often reach for से (se) by analogy with English 'busy with', which sounds off here.
Sample Sentences:
मैं आजकल बहुत मसरूफ़ हूँ।
I'm very busy these days.
(main aajkal bahut masroof hoon।)
सॉरी, मैं थोड़ा मसरूफ़ हूँ, बाद में बात करता हूँ।
Sorry, I'm a bit busy, I'll talk later.
(sorii, main thodaa masroof hoon, baad men baat kartaa hoon।)
वह हमेशा किसी न किसी काम में मसरूफ़ रहता है।
He's always busy with one thing or another.
(vah hameshaa kisii n kisii kaam men masroof rahtaa hai।)
कल मैं दफ़्तर के काम में इतना मसरूफ़ था कि फ़ोन ही नहीं उठा पाया।
Yesterday I was so busy with office work that I couldn't even pick up the phone.
(kal main daftar ke kaam men itnaa masroof thaa ki fon hii nahiin uthaa paayaa।)
अगर वह इतना मसरूफ़ न होता तो हमारे साथ चलता।
If he weren't so busy, he would have come along with us.
(agar vah itnaa masroof n hotaa to hamaare saath chaltaa।)
अगले हफ़्ते मैं शायद बहुत मसरूफ़ रहूँगा, इसलिए अभी से बता रहा हूँ।
I'll probably be very busy next week, so I'm letting you know in advance.
(agle hafte main shaayad bahut masroof rahoongaa, islie abhii se bataa rahaa hoon।)
अभी मुझे डिस्टर्ब मत करो, मैं मसरूफ़ हूँ।
Don't disturb me right now, I'm busy.
(abhii mujhe distarb mat karo, main masroof hoon।)
क्या आप इस वक़्त मसरूफ़ हैं, या दो मिनट की बात हो सकती है?
Are you busy right now, or can we talk for two minutes?
(kyaa aap is vaqt masroof hain, yaa do minat kii baat ho saktii hai?)
साहब बहुत मसरूफ़ हैं, आप शाम को फिर फ़ोन कीजिएगा।
Sir is very busy, please call again in the evening.
(saahab bahut masroof hain, aap shaam ko phir fon kiijiegaa।)
जब से नई नौकरी लगी है, वह बहुत मसरूफ़ हो गई है।
Since she got the new job, she's become very busy.
(jab se naii naukrii lagii hai, vah bahut masroof ho gaii hai।)
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant:
मसरूफ़
(masroof)