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لحز

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root primarily relates to stinginess, narrow-mindedness, and being difficult or obstructive. It describes a miserly person and situations or places that are constricting or cause hardship.

Derived headwords

اللِّحْزُnoun
  1. 1.
    Miserboth

    A stingy and narrow-minded person.

المَلَاحِزُnoun
  1. 1.
    Difficultiesclassical

    Places or situations that are constricting or cause hardship.

تَلَاحَزَverb
  1. 1.
    To argue contentiouslyclassical

    When people argue with each other in a contentious or obstructive manner.

Parallel reading

البخيل الضيق الخلق.
The miser, narrow-minded.
والملاحز: المضايق.
And the difficult places: the constricting ones.
وتلاحز القوم في القول، إذا تعاوصوا.
And the people argued contentiously in speech, if they became obstructive.