The triliteral root shīn ḥā ḥā (ش ح ح) occurs five times in the Quran as the nominal shuḥḥ (شُحّ). The translations below are brief glosses intended as a guide to meaning. An Arabic word may have a range of meanings depending on context. Click on a word for more linguistic information, or to suggestion a correction.
Nominal
(1) Noun
| (4:128:20) l-shuḥa | (by) greed | وَالصُّلْحُ خَيْرٌ وَأُحْضِرَتِ الْأَنْفُسُ الشُّحَّ |
| (59:9:27) shuḥḥa | (from) stinginess | وَمَنْ يُوقَ شُحَّ نَفْسِهِ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ |
| (64:16:12) shuḥḥa | (from the) greediness | وَمَنْ يُوقَ شُحَّ نَفْسِهِ فَأُولَٰئِكَ هُمُ الْمُفْلِحُونَ |
(2) Adjective
| (33:19:1) ashiḥḥatan | Miserly | أَشِحَّةً عَلَيْكُمْ فَإِذَا جَاءَ الْخَوْفُ رَأَيْتَهُمْ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْكَ |
| (33:19:22) ashiḥḥatan | miserly | فَإِذَا ذَهَبَ الْخَوْفُ سَلَقُوكُمْ بِأَلْسِنَةٍ حِدَادٍ أَشِحَّةً عَلَى الْخَيْرِ |
See Also
- Lane's Lexicon
- Classical Arabic dictionary
