صوص

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes someone who is stingy, mean, or lacking in generosity and goodness. It can also refer to someone who is isolated and secretive in their actions, particularly regarding eating. The root also has geographical and calendrical associations.

Derived headwords

الصُّوصnoun

1.
stingy personboth
A mean or stingy person, lacking in generosity and goodness.
2.
isolated personclassical
One who isolates themselves and eats alone, hiding their actions, especially at night.
3.
meanboth
Describing someone as mean or lacking in kindness.

أصوصadjective

1.
stingyclassical
Describing a noble or generous woman who is nevertheless stingy.

صوصnoun

1.
groupclassical
A collective noun, referring to a group of people.

المصوصيname

1.
day of 'Ajuzclassical
A specific day known as one of the days of 'Ajuz (the old woman), a period of uncertain weather.

Parallel reading

وهو اللئيم: القليل الندى والخير

And he is the mean one: little in generosity and goodness.

وقيل: هو البخيل.

And it is said: he is the stingy one.

هو الذي ينزل وحده ويأكل وحده، وإذا كان الليل أكل في ظل القمر لئلا يراه الضيف

He is one who stays alone and eats alone, and when it is night, he eats in the moonlight so that a guest does not see him.

صوص الغنى سد غناه فقره

The stingy one of wealth, his wealth covered his poverty.

معناه: يعفي على لؤمه ثروته وغناه

Its meaning is: his wealth and riches conceal his meanness.

ومننه المثل} أصوص عليها {صوص، أي كريمة عليها بخيل

And from it is the proverb: 'A noble woman who is stingy towards them', meaning a generous woman who is stingy.

والمصوصي: يوم من أيام العجوز

And Al-Musussi: a day from the days of 'Ajuz.

فألفيتكم صوصا لصوصا، إذا دجى ... الظلام وهيابين عند البوارق

And I found you to be a group, a group, when the darkness deepened... and fearful of lightning.

والصوص، بالضم: قرية بالصعيد الأعلى من أعمال قمولة

And Al-Suss, with damma, is a village in Upper Egypt, in the province of Qumula.