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جحم

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

جَحَّامٌ جحام Niggardly, tenacious, stingy, penurious, or avaricious: (K:) from جَاحِمُ الحَرْبِ, meaning “ the straitness, and vehemence, of war.” (TA.)

Derived headwords

جَحَّامٌ
  1. 1.
جَاحِمُ الحَرْبِ