بخيل

See also: تحيل and تخيل

Arabic

Root
ب خ ل (b ḵ l)
3 terms

Etymology

فَعِيل (faʕīl)-type stative-verb derived from the active participle from the verb بَخُلَ (baḵula).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ba.xiːl/
Rhymes: -iːl

Adjective

بَخِيل • (baḵīl) (feminine بَخِيلَة (baḵīla), masculine plural بُخَلَاء (buḵalāʔ), feminine plural بَخِيلَات (baḵīlāt), elative أَبْخَل (ʔabḵal))

stingy, miserly, cheap

Declension

Declension of adjective **بَخِيل** (baḵīl)
singular	masculine		feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	بَخِيل baḵīl	الْبَخِيل al-baḵīl	بَخِيلَة baḵīla	الْبَخِيلَة al-baḵīla
nominative	بَخِيلٌ baḵīlun	الْبَخِيلُ al-baḵīlu	بَخِيلَةٌ baḵīlatun	الْبَخِيلَةُ al-baḵīlatu
accusative	بَخِيلًا baḵīlan	الْبَخِيلَ al-baḵīla	بَخِيلَةً baḵīlatan	الْبَخِيلَةَ al-baḵīlata
genitive	بَخِيلٍ baḵīlin	الْبَخِيلِ al-baḵīli	بَخِيلَةٍ baḵīlatin	الْبَخِيلَةِ al-baḵīlati
dual	masculine		feminine
dual	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	بَخِيلَيْن baḵīlayn	الْبَخِيلَيْن al-baḵīlayn	بَخِيلَتَيْن baḵīlatayn	الْبَخِيلَتَيْن al-baḵīlatayn
nominative	بَخِيلَانِ baḵīlāni	الْبَخِيلَانِ al-baḵīlāni	بَخِيلَتَانِ baḵīlatāni	الْبَخِيلَتَانِ al-baḵīlatāni
accusative	بَخِيلَيْنِ baḵīlayni	الْبَخِيلَيْنِ al-baḵīlayni	بَخِيلَتَيْنِ baḵīlatayni	الْبَخِيلَتَيْنِ al-baḵīlatayni
genitive	بَخِيلَيْنِ baḵīlayni	الْبَخِيلَيْنِ al-baḵīlayni	بَخِيلَتَيْنِ baḵīlatayni	الْبَخِيلَتَيْنِ al-baḵīlatayni
plural	masculine		feminine
	basic broken plural diptote		sound feminine plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
informal	بُخَلَاء buḵalāʔ	الْبُخَلَاء al-buḵalāʔ	بَخِيلَات baḵīlāt	الْبَخِيلَات al-baḵīlāt
nominative	بُخَلَاءُ buḵalāʔu	الْبُخَلَاءُ al-buḵalāʔu	بَخِيلَاتٌ baḵīlātun	الْبَخِيلَاتُ al-baḵīlātu
accusative	بُخَلَاءَ buḵalāʔa	الْبُخَلَاءَ al-buḵalāʔa	بَخِيلَاتٍ baḵīlātin	الْبَخِيلَاتِ al-baḵīlāti
genitive	بُخَلَاءَ buḵalāʔa	الْبُخَلَاءِ al-buḵalāʔi	بَخِيلَاتٍ baḵīlātin	الْبَخِيلَاتِ al-baḵīlāti

Noun

بَخِيل • (baḵīl) m (plural بُخَلَاء (buḵalāʔ), feminine بَخِيلَة (baḵīla))

miser, skinflint, cheapskate, pinchpenny

Declension

Declension of noun **بَخِيل** (baḵīl)
singular	basic singular triptote
singular	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَخِيل baḵīl	الْبَخِيل al-baḵīl	بَخِيل baḵīl
nominative	بَخِيلٌ baḵīlun	الْبَخِيلُ al-baḵīlu	بَخِيلُ baḵīlu
accusative	بَخِيلًا baḵīlan	الْبَخِيلَ al-baḵīla	بَخِيلَ baḵīla
genitive	بَخِيلٍ baḵīlin	الْبَخِيلِ al-baḵīli	بَخِيلِ baḵīli
dual	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بَخِيلَيْن baḵīlayn	الْبَخِيلَيْن al-baḵīlayn	بَخِيلَيْ baḵīlay
nominative	بَخِيلَانِ baḵīlāni	الْبَخِيلَانِ al-baḵīlāni	بَخِيلَا baḵīlā
accusative	بَخِيلَيْنِ baḵīlayni	الْبَخِيلَيْنِ al-baḵīlayni	بَخِيلَيْ baḵīlay
genitive	بَخِيلَيْنِ baḵīlayni	الْبَخِيلَيْنِ al-baḵīlayni	بَخِيلَيْ baḵīlay
plural	basic broken plural diptote
plural	indefinite	definite	construct
informal	بُخَلَاء buḵalāʔ	الْبُخَلَاء al-buḵalāʔ	بُخَلَاء buḵalāʔ
nominative	بُخَلَاءُ buḵalāʔu	الْبُخَلَاءُ al-buḵalāʔu	بُخَلَاءُ buḵalāʔu
accusative	بُخَلَاءَ buḵalāʔa	الْبُخَلَاءَ al-buḵalāʔa	بُخَلَاءَ buḵalāʔa
genitive	بُخَلَاءَ buḵalāʔa	الْبُخَلَاءِ al-buḵalāʔi	بُخَلَاءِ buḵalāʔi

Descendants

Cypriot Arabic: pxil
→ Azerbaijani: paxıl
→ Hausa: bàhīlī̀
→ Indonesian: bakhil
→ Ottoman Turkish: بخیل (bahil)
- > Turkish: pahıl (inherited)
- → Crimean Tatar: pahıl
→ Persian: بخیل
- → Hindi: बख़ील (baxīl)
- → Urdu: بَخیِل (baxyil)
→ Swahili: bahili
→ Uyghur: بېخىل (bëxil)
→ Uzbek: baxil
→ Zazaki: peğıl

Ushojo

Etymology

From Arabic بَخِيل (baḵīl).

Noun

بَخیل (baxīl)

angry