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بخیل

/ bakhil /
adjective  ·  stingy, miserly

Meaning

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بخیل (bakhil) means stingy or miserly. Borrowed from Arabic root ب-خ-ل, it describes someone who hoards rather than shares, and sits at the opposite end of the social scale from generosity, which Iranians prize highly.

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بخیلbakhil
سخاوتمندsakhâvatmandحافظhâfezسعدیsa'diخودخواهkhodkhâhبداخلاقbad-akhlâgh
بخیلbakhil
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