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Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root relates to scarcity, stinginess, and parsimony. It describes someone who is miserly, withholding, or unwilling to give or spend.

Derived headwords

شَحِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to be stingyboth

    To be characterized by extreme parsimony and unwillingness to spend or give.

شَحِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to be scarceclassical

    To be rare or in short supply.

شَحِيَverb
  1. 1.
    to be miserlyboth

    To act in a mean or ungenerous manner, holding back resources.

شَحَاverb
  1. 1.
    to be stingyboth

    An alternative form meaning to be stingy or parsimonious.

شَحْوًاnoun
  1. 1.
    stinginessboth

    The state or quality of being stingy, parsimonious, or miserly.

شَحْيًاnoun
  1. 1.
    stinginessboth

    An alternative form of the masdar (verbal noun) for stinginess.

Parallel reading

شَحِيَ، كَرَضِيَ، شَحْيًا: لُغَةٌ فِي شَحَا شَحْوًا.
Shahiya, like radhiya, shahiya: a variant pronunciation/form of shaha, shahwan.