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الخنبق

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes stinginess and a narrow, constricted nature. It is used to denote a miserly person or someone who is tight-fisted and ungenerous.

Derived headwords

الخَنْبَقnoun
  1. 1.
    miserboth

    A person who is extremely stingy and unwilling to spend money.

  2. 2.
    tight-fisted personboth

    Someone who is parsimonious and holds onto their possessions tightly.

خَنْبَقadjective
  1. 1.
    stingyboth

    Characterized by extreme reluctance to spend money; miserly.

  2. 2.
    narrowclassical

    Constricted or limited in scope or nature.

Parallel reading

البخيل الضيق
The miserly, constricted one.