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,
2 [Hence,] إِبِلٌ شَحَائِحُ, [in which the latter word is pl. of شَحِيحَةٌ,] or شِحَاحٌ,
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