بخل

Arabic

Root
ب خ ل (b-ḵ-l)

Verb

بَخِلَ • (baḵila) I, non-past يَبْخَلُ‎ (yabḵalu)
بَخُلَ • (baḵula) I, non-past يَبْخُلُ‎ (yabḵulu)

  1. to be stingy
  2. to withhold

Conjugation

Noun

بُخْل or بَخَل or بَخْل • (buḵl or baḵal or baḵl) m

  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

Further reading

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