بخل

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Arabic[edit]

Root
ب خ ل (b-ḵ-l)

Verb[edit]

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

  1. to be stingy
  2. to withhold

Conjugation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Persian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic بُخْل (buḵl).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

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

Noun[edit]

بخل (boxl)

  1. avarice, stinginess
  2. envy, jealousy

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