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ض ر ز ل

Root entry · 2 derived lemmas

This root appears to describe a person characterized by stinginess or extreme parsimony. It is a rare root with limited usage documented in classical Arabic dictionaries.

Derived headwords

الضرزلnoun
  1. 1.
    stingy manclassical

    A man who is extremely stingy or parsimonious.

كزبرجother
  1. 1.
    unidentified wordclassical

    This word is mentioned as being omitted by Al-Jawhari, and its meaning is not provided in the entry.

Parallel reading

الضرزل، كزبرج، أهمله الجوهري
Al-Dharzal, Kuzbaraj, Al-Jawhari omitted it.
وقال أبو خيرة: هو الرجل الشحيح
And Abu Khayrah said: He is the stingy man.
كما في اللسان، والعباب
As in Al-Lisan and Al-Abab.