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جبز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to the concept of stinginess or miserliness. It also extends to describe something dry or hard, specifically in the context of bread.

Derived headwords

جَبِزٌadjective
  1. 1.
    stingy, miserlyboth

    A person who is extremely reluctant to spend money or give things away; characterized by avarice.

جَبِزَverb
  1. 1.
    to be stingyclassical

    To exhibit the quality of being miserly or avaricious.

جُبَيْزٌnoun
  1. 1.
    dry breadboth

    Bread that has become hard and dry, often due to being stale or overcooked.

Parallel reading

الجَبْزُ بالكسر: البخيل.
Al-jabzu (with kasra) means stingy.
وكرز يمشى بطين الكرز * أجرد أو جعد اليدين جبز *
And he walks in the mud of the kuruz, lean or curly-handed, stingy.
والجُبَيْزُ: الخبز اليابس.
And al-jubayzu means dry bread.
يقال أخرج خبزه جبيزاً، أي يابساً.
It is said, 'He brought out his bread as jubayzan,' meaning dry.