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خ ض ر ع

Root entry · 4 derived lemmas

This root describes a person who is stingy and ungenerous, despite appearing outwardly accommodating. It emphasizes a character trait of miserliness that is inherent and resistant to change.

Derived headwords

الخِضَارِعُnoun
  1. 1.
    stingy personclassical

    A person characterized by extreme stinginess and a lack of generosity, who appears accommodating but whose nature prevents true liberality.

خَضْرَعَverb
  1. 1.
    to be stingyclassical

    To act in a stingy and ungenerous manner, exhibiting a miserly disposition.

الخِضْرَعَةُnoun
  1. 1.
    stinginessclassical

    The quality or state of being stingy; miserliness.

المُتَخَضْرِعُadjective
  1. 1.
    stingy oneclassical

    One who is stingy or miserly, embodying the trait of الخضدرعة.

Parallel reading

هو البخيل المتسمح وتأبى شيمته السماحة
He is the stingy one who appears accommodating, yet his nature refuses generosity.
وفعله الخضرعة
And his action is stinginess.
خضارع رد إلى أخلاقه لما نهته النفس عن أخلاقه
A stingy person returned to his character when his soul forbade him from his [generous] character.