بخل

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Arabic

Root
ب خ ل (b ḵ l)
3 terms

Verb

بَخِلَ (baḵila) I (non-past يَبْخَلُ (yabḵalu), verbal noun بُخْل (buḵl) or بَخَل (baḵal))
بَخُلَ (baḵula) I (non-past يَبْخُلُ (yabḵulu), verbal noun بُخْل (buḵl) or بَخَل (baḵal))

  1. to be stingy
  2. to withhold

Conjugation

Noun

بُخْل or بَخَل or بَخْل (buḵl or baḵal or baḵlm

  1. avarice, stinginess
  2. unlawful or immoral withholding of property
  3. refusal to do what is legally obliged

References

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بُخْل (buḵl).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? buxl
Dari reading? buxl
Iranian reading? boxl
Tajik reading? buxl

Noun

بخل (boxl)

  1. avarice, stinginess
  2. envy, jealousy

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