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قبز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe someone who is short and stingy. It is a very rare root with limited attestations.

Derived headwords

القَبَزُnoun
  1. 1.
    shortness and stinginessclassical

    A combination of being physically short and being miserly or stingy with one's wealth.

قَبَزٌadjective
  1. 1.
    short and stingyclassical

    Describing a person who is both short in stature and characterized by stinginess or avarice.

Parallel reading

وقال أبو عمرو: القبز القصير البخيل.
Abu Amr said: Al-Qabaz is the short, the stingy.