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حصرم

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

The root 'حصرم' primarily relates to tightness, stinginess, and the early stages of fruit development, specifically grapes. It also extends to the concept of tension or tautness.

Derived headwords

حَصْرَمnoun
  1. 1.
    stingy personboth

    A person characterized by extreme stinginess and a narrow disposition.

  2. 2.
    unripe grapeboth

    The early stage of a grape before it ripens, often small and sour.

مُحْصَرِمadjective
  1. 1.
    stingyclassical

    Describing a man who is tight-fisted and miserly.

حَصْرَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to tightenclassical

    To make something taut or tense, specifically referring to the string of a bow.

Parallel reading

يقال للرجل الضيق البخيل: حصرم ومحصرم.
It is said of a narrow-minded, stingy man: 'حصرم' and 'محصرم'.
والحصرم: أول العنب.
And 'حصرم' refers to the first stage of the grape.
حصرم قوسه، أي شد توتيرها.
He 'حصرم' his bow, meaning he tightened its tension.