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القبز

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes someone who is short and stingy. It also encompasses the concept of being miserly and tight-fisted, often associated with a physically short stature.

Derived headwords

القَبَزُnoun
  1. 1.
    Short and stingy personclassical

    A person characterized by both shortness in stature and stinginess in disposition.

القَبَزُadjective
  1. 1.
    Shortclassical

    Describing someone of short physical stature.

  2. 2.
    Stingyclassical

    Describing someone who is miserly and unwilling to spend money.

Parallel reading

القَبَزُ، بالكسر: القصير البخيل.
Al-qabazu, with a kasra: the short, the stingy.