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الحقلد

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe negative personal attributes, focusing on stinginess, weakness, bad character, and a generally unpleasant disposition. It can also refer to abstract concepts like sin or animosity.

Derived headwords

الحقلدnoun
  1. 1.
    stingy personclassical

    A person characterized by extreme stinginess and miserliness.

  2. 2.
    weak personclassical

    An individual who is physically or perhaps morally weak.

  3. 3.
    sinnerclassical

    One who commits a sin or is guilty of wrongdoing.

  4. 4.
    hatred/enmityclassical

    The state of deep-seated animosity or hostility towards someone.

عملسadjective
  1. 1.
    stingy, miserlyclassical

    Describing someone who is extremely reluctant to spend money or give.

  2. 2.
    weakclassical

    Lacking strength or vigor.

الآثمadjective
  1. 1.
    sinfulclassical

    Characterized by sin; guilty of wrongdoing.

الحقدnoun
  1. 1.
    hatredboth

    Intense dislike or ill will.

العداوةnoun
  1. 1.
    enmityboth

    The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.

كزبرجadjective
  1. 1.
    ill-temperedclassical

    Having or showing a bad temper; irritable.

  2. 2.
    unpleasant personalityclassical

    Possessing a difficult or disagreeable character; heavy-spirited.

Parallel reading

الحقلد، كعملس: الضيق البخيل
Al-ḥaqld, like 'amlas: the stingy, miserly one.
والضعيف
And the weak one.
وفي قول زهير: الآثم
And in the saying of Zuhayr: the sinful one.
أو الحقد والعداوة
Or hatred and enmity.
وكزبرج: السيئ الخلق
And like kuzbaraj: the ill-tempered one.
الثقيل الروح
The heavy-spirited one.