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Kalimāt: Arabic for Islamic and Arabic Studies

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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
to be/become stingy

بخل، يبخل، بخلا (على)‏

بَخُلَ، يَبْخُلُ، بُخْلاً (عَلى)‏

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Categories:
Knowledge: active
Frequency: 2
Part of speech: verb
Morphological category: verb
Morph. pattern: فَعُلَ
Form: I
Root: بخل
Subject: Human relations

Sample sentences:

البَخيلُ يَبْخُلَ على أَهْلِ بَيتِهِ وعلى نَفْسِهِ أَيضاً.

مَنْ بَخُلَ عَلَىْ صَدِيقِهِ بِإِسْدَاءِ النَّصِيحَةِ لَا يُعَدُّ بِحَقٍّ صَدِيقَاً.