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جعمظ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root describes someone who is stingy, greedy, and excessively eager for food or possessions. It conveys a sense of intense desire and unwillingness to share.

Derived headwords

الجَعْمَظُnoun
  1. 1.
    stingy, greedy personboth

    A person characterized by extreme stinginess and an insatiable greed, particularly for food.

جَعْمَظَverb
  1. 1.
    to be stingy and greedyclassical

    To act in a stingy and excessively greedy manner, often related to food.

Parallel reading

الجعمظ: الشحيح الشره النهم.
Al-Ja'amẓ: The stingy, the gluttonous, the voracious.