شحيح

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Arabic

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Root
ش ح ح (š-ḥ-ḥ)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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شَحِيح (šaḥīḥ) (feminine شَحِيحَة (šaḥīḥa), masculine plural أَشِحَّاء (ʔašiḥḥāʔ) or أَشِحَّة (ʔašiḥḥa) or شِحَاح (šiḥāḥ), feminine plural شَحِيحَات (šaḥīḥāt) or شَحَائِح (šaḥāʔiḥ))

  1. stingy, avaricious, greedy (eager to possess)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Maltese: xħiħ