بخل

Arabic

Etymology

From the 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

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