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))

1. 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
	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))

1. miser, skinflint, cheapskate, pinchpenny

Declension

Declension of noun بَخِيل (baḵīl)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	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
	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
• → Persian: بخیل
  • → Hindi: बख़ील (baxīl)
  • → Urdu: بَخیِل (baxyil)
• → Swahili: bahili
• → Zazaki: peğıl

Ushojo

Etymology

From Arabic بَخِيل (baḵīl).

Noun

بَخیل (baxīl)

1. angry