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خنبق

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe negative personal characteristics, specifically stinginess and foolishness. It is not a widely used root in classical or modern Arabic.

Derived headwords

الخَنْبَقnoun
  1. 1.
    stingy personclassical

    A person who is miserly and tight-fisted.

  2. 2.
    foolish personclassical

    A person characterized by foolishness or recklessness.

Parallel reading

الخنبق: البخيل الضيق
Al-khanbaq: the stingy, the constricted.
والخنبق: الرعناء
And al-khanbaq: the foolish.