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صتن

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be related to the concept of stinginess or miserliness, specifically describing a stingy person.

Derived headwords

الصوتنnoun
  1. 1.
    stingy personclassical

    A person who is characterized by extreme stinginess and unwillingness to spend money.

Parallel reading

يقال للبخيل الصوتن
The stingy person is called al-ṣawtan.
وهو بكسر التاء أشبه على فعلل
And it (the word) is more likely to be on the pattern fa'lal with a kasra on the ta'.
ولا أعرف حرفا على فعلل
And I do not know of any word on the pattern fa'lal.