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فلحس

Root entry · 7 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a greedy, eager, or persistent person, often with negative connotations of being overly demanding or insatiable. It also extends to descriptions of animals and specific individuals known for their acquisitiveness.

Derived headwords

فَلْحَسnoun
  1. 1.
    greedy manboth

    A man who is intensely eager or greedy for something.

  2. 2.
    dogclassical

    A dog, used to describe its nature.

فَلْحَسَةnoun
  1. 1.
    greedy womanboth

    A woman who is intensely eager or greedy.

فَلْحَسnoun
  1. 1.
    woman with small buttocksclassical

    A woman described as having small or underdeveloped buttocks.

فَلَنْحَسadjective
  1. 1.
    gluttonousclassical

    A person, specifically a man, who eats excessively; a glutton.

فَلْحَسnoun
  1. 1.
    persistent beggarclassical

    Someone who persistently asks for things, often implying a lack of shame or excessive need.

فَلْحَسname
  1. 1.
    man's nameclassical

    A proper name of a man from the Banu Shayban tribe, associated with a proverb about his persistent requests.

فَلْحَسnoun
  1. 1.
    old bearclassical

    An old or aged bear.

Parallel reading

الرجل الحريص
The greedy man.
والأنثى فلحسة
And the female is falḥasa.
ويقال للكلب أيضا: فلحس
And it is also said of a dog: falḥas.
والفلحس: المرأة الرسحاء الصغيرة العجز
And al-falḥas: the woman with small buttocks.
ورجل فلنحس: أكول
And a man falnaḥis: a glutton.
حكاه كراع وأراه فلحسا
Kurāʿ narrated it and considered it falḥasan.
والفلحس: السائل الملح
And al-falḥas: the persistent beggar.
وفلحس: اسم رجل من بني شيبان
And Falḥas: the name of a man from the Banu Shayban.
وفيه المثل: أسأل من فلحس
And about him is the proverb: 'More persistent in asking than Falḥas'.
زعموا أنه كان يسأل سهما في الجيش وهو في بيته فيعطى لعزه وسودده
They claimed he used to ask for a share in the army while he was in his home, and he would be given it due to his honor and leadership.
فإذا أعطيه سأل لامرأته، فإذا أعطيه سأل لبعيره
And when he was given it, he would ask for his wife, and when he was given that, he would ask for his camel.
والفلحس: الدب المسن
And al-falḥas: the old bear.