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Kalimāt: Arabic for Islamic and Arabic Studies

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English: Arabic (vocalized/unvocalized):
greedy

طماع ج طماعون‏

طَمَّاعٌ ج طَمَّاعونَ‏

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Categories:
Knowledge: active
Frequency: 2
Part of speech: Adjective
Morphological category: intensive adjectives
Morph. pattern: فَعَّالٌ
Root: طمع
Subject: Feelings and senses

Sample sentences:

هُوَ كَانَ رَجُلَاً قَنُوعَاً أَمّا امْرَأَتُهُ فَكانَتْ طَمَّاعَةً لَا تَكْتَفِي بِاِلْقَلِيلِ فَاسْتَحَالَ عَيشُهُمَا مَعَاً.