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بذلخ

Root entry · 5 derived lemmas

This root describes someone who makes promises or claims but fails to follow through with actions. It encompasses the idea of being a talker rather than a doer, often implying unreliability or insincerity.

Derived headwords

بَذَلَخَverb
  1. 1.
    to promise and not fulfillclassical

    To make a statement or promise with the intention of acting upon it, but then failing to do so.

بَذَلْخَةnoun
  1. 1.
    failure to actclassical

    The act or state of failing to fulfill a promise or commitment.

بَذْلَاخًاnoun
  1. 1.
    unfulfilled promiseclassical

    A promise or statement that is made but not acted upon.

مُبَذْلَخadjective
  1. 1.
    unreliableclassical

    Describing someone who says they will do something but does not.

بَذْلَاخadjective
  1. 1.
    talker, not a doerclassical

    A person characterized by making statements or promises without taking action.

Parallel reading

بذلخ بذلخة وبذلاخا
He promised and did not fulfill, making a promise and not acting upon it.
فهو مبذلخ
He is one who promises but does not act.
وبذلاخ
And he is a talker, not a doer.
وهو الذي يقول ولا يفعل
And he is the one who says and does not do.