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الجلماظ

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root describes intense desire and eagerness for everything. It conveys a sense of insatiable craving and a strong inclination towards acquiring or experiencing things.

Derived headwords

الجَلْمَاظnoun
  1. 1.
    Greedy personclassical

    A person who is intensely desirous of everything, showing a strong and often insatiable appetite for worldly things.

  2. 2.
    Eager for everythingclassical

    Characterized by an extreme eagerness and craving for all things, implying a lack of contentment.

Parallel reading

الجَلْمَاظ، بالكسر: الشَّهْوَان لكل شيء.
Al-Jalmaz, with a kasra: the one who is desirous of everything.