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الصوص

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes a base, ignoble, or stingy person who isolates themselves. It also extends to a specific period of harsh weather and a type of person associated with it.

Derived headwords

الصُّوصnoun
  1. 1.
    ignoble personclassical

    A base, ignoble, or mean-spirited person who acts alone, eats alone, and hides from guests, especially in the moonlight.

  2. 2.
    stingy personclassical

    Someone who is stingy and isolates themselves, avoiding sharing with others.

أصوصadjective
  1. 1.
    ignobleclassical

    Describing someone who is ignoble, base, or mean-spirited, often implying isolation and stinginess.

المصوصيname
  1. 1.
    days of the old womanclassical

    Refers to a specific period known as 'the days of the old woman,' which are characterized by harsh weather and are associated with the concept of stinginess or isolation.

Parallel reading

اللئيم ينزل وحده، ويأكل وحده، وفي ظل القمر لئلا يراه الضيف.
The ignoble person stays alone, eats alone, and hides in the moonlight so that the guest does not see him.
أصوص عليها صوص
An ignoble person is upon her, an ignoble person.
والمصوصي: من أيام العجوز.
And Al-Masusi: [refers to] the days of the old woman.