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الصوتن

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a person characterized by stinginess or avarice. The primary derived term refers to a miserly individual.

Derived headwords

الصَّوْتَنnoun
  1. 1.
    miserclassical

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

عَلَبَطَverb
  1. 1.
    to be stingyclassical

    To act in a miserly or parsimonious manner, characterized by extreme reluctance to spend.

تَفَتَّحَverb
  1. 1.
    to open upmodern

    To become open or accessible; to reveal oneself.

  2. 2.
    to be lenientclassical

    To become more generous or less strict, often in a financial context.

Parallel reading

الصوتن، كعلبط وتفتح تاؤه، ولا نظير له، في الكلام: البخيل.
Al-Sawtana, like 'alabaṭa' and 'tafattaḥa' its 'ta', and it has no parallel, in speech: the miser.