خسیس

See also: حشيش and حشیش

Persian

Etymology

From Arabic خَسِيس (ḵasīs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [xa.siːs]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xä.siːs]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [xä.siːs]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [xä.siːs]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [xä.sis]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [xæ.siːs]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [χä.sis]

Readings
Classical reading?	xasīs
Dari reading?	xasīs
Iranian reading?	xasis
Tajik reading?	xasis

Noun

Dari	خسیس
Iranian Persian
Tajik	хасис

خسیس • (xasis) (plural خسیس‌ها (xasis-hâ) or خسیسان (xasisân))

1. miser
2. scrooge

Adjective

خسیس • (xasis) (comparative خسیس‌تَر (xasis-tar), superlative خسیس‌تَرین (xasis-tarin))

1. stingy
2. mean
3. miserly

Synonyms

• کِنِس (kenes)
• گِناس (genâs) (dialectal, Southern Lori, Bakhtiyari dialects of Persian)

Related terms

• گِدا (gedâ) (figurative)
• گداگشنه (gedâ-gošne) (colloquial)