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ج ع م ظ

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a stingy, greedy, and gluttonous person. The primary lemma discussed is a noun referring to such an individual, with the letter 'm' considered extraneous.

Derived headwords

الجَعْمَظnoun
  1. 1.
    Stingy, greedy, gluttonous personclassical

    A person characterized by extreme stinginess, greed, and an insatiable appetite.

ضنينadjective
  1. 1.
    Stingyboth

    Reluctant to give or spend; ungenerous.

شرهadjective
  1. 1.
    Greedyboth

    Having or showing an intense and selfish desire for something, especially wealth or power.

  2. 2.
    Gluttonousboth

    Excessively greedy, especially for food.

نهمadjective
  1. 1.
    Gluttonousboth

    Excessively greedy, especially for food; voracious.

Parallel reading

الجعمظ، كقنفذ، أهمله الجوهري.
Al-Ja'amẓ, like Qunfudh, was neglected by Al-Jawhari.
وقال الصاغاني: هو الشيخ الضنين الشره، هكذا نقله، وقد تصحف عليه، والصواب: الشحيح الشره النهم، كما في اللسان، وصرح غير واحد أن الميم زائدة.
And Al-Saghani said: He is the stingy, greedy old man. This is how he transmitted it, and it was mistranscribed for him. The correct reading is: the stingy, greedy, gluttonous one, as in Al-Lisan. And more than one stated that the 'm' is superfluous.