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حلتب

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to be very rare and is primarily documented as a term used to describe a stingy person. Its usage is limited and primarily found in classical lexicographical works.

Derived headwords

حَلْتَبٌnoun
  1. 1.
    stingy personclassical

    A noun used as an adjective or epithet to describe someone who is extremely stingy or miserly.

Parallel reading

هو (اسم يوصف به البخيل)
It is a name used to describe a stingy person.
كَجعفر
Like Ja'far (referring to the pattern of the word).
أهمله الجوهري
Al-Jawhari neglected it.
وقال ابن دريد
And Ibn Duraid said.
كذا في (لسان العرب) والتكملة
Thus it is in Lisan al-Arab and Al-Takmilah.