شَحِيحٌ

Root: شح

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شَحِيحٌ and شَحَاحٌ and شَحْشَحٌ and شَحْشَاحٌ and شَحْشَحَانٌ , applied to a man, Niggardly, tenacious, stingy, penurious, or avaricious: or niggardly, &c., as above, in the utmost degree: or niggardly, &c., as above, and covetous, or vehemently or greedily or excessively or culpably desirous, or with covetousness, or vehement or greedy or excessive or culpable desire: and نَفْسٌ signifies the same as شَحِيحَةٌ [a soul that is niggardly, &c.]: the pl. (of شَحِيحٌ, S, Msb) is أَشِحَّةٌ [a pl. of pauc.] and شِحَاحٌ and أَشِحَّآءُ. You say, [هُوَ شَحِيحٌ بِشَىْءٍ and] شَحِيحٌ عَلَى شَىْءٍ He is niggardly, &c., of a thing. (L in art. شد.) أَشِحَّةً عَلَى الخَيْرِ, in the Kur [xxxiii. 19], means [They being niggardly, or vehemently desirous, of the good things, i. e.] of the wealth and spoils: and أَشِحَّةٌ عَلَيْكُمْ, in the same verse, means [They being niggardly] of aid [to you].
2 [Hence,] إِبِلٌ شَحَائِحُ, [in which the latter word is pl. of شَحِيحَةٌ,] or شِحَاحٌ, Camels that yield little milk. And زَنْدٌ شَحَاحٌ A piece of stick, or wood, for producing fire, that does not yield fire. And شَحَاحٌ مَآءٌ Water little in quantity; not copious. And أَرْضٌ شَحَاحٌ Land that will not flow with water unless in consequence of much rain; as also شَحْشَحٌ : and also, or ↓ the latter word, Land that flows in consequence of the least rain; as though it were niggardly of itself to the water: like حَشَادٌ [in this, or in the former, sense]: thus having two contr. meanings. And accord. to AHn, شِحَاحٌ signifies [Small water-courses such as are termed] شِعَاب any one of which is made to flow if a skinful of water is poured into it.

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