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الجعمظ

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a person characterized by stinginess and greed, particularly an elderly man. It focuses on negative traits related to hoarding and excessive desire for possessions or food.

Derived headwords

الجَعْمَظُnoun
  1. 1.
    stingy old manclassical

    An elderly man who is both miserly and excessively greedy.

جَعْمَظَverb
  1. 1.
    to be stingy and greedyclassical

    To act in a manner characterized by stinginess and excessive greed, especially when old.

Parallel reading

الجعمظ، كقنفذ: الشيخ الضنين الشره.
Al-Ja'amẓ, like Qunfudh: the stingy, greedy old man.