الحسود والبخيل

English translation: The envious and the stingy/niggard/miserly

08:26 Oct 13, 2020
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Arabic term or phrase: الحسود والبخيل
وقف بخيلٌ وحسودٌ أمام ملك، فقال لهما: "اطلبا أيّ شيءٍ تريدانه، وسأعطي الثّاني ضعف طلب الأوّل". لم يكن أيّ منهما يريد للآخر أن يأخذ أكثر منه،
daliyaalaskar
Kuwait
English translation:The envious and the stingy/niggard/miserly
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Youssef Chabat
Morocco
Local time: 22:20
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5 +4The envious and the stingy/niggard/miserly
Youssef Chabat
5An envier and a miser
Lama1988


  

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The envious and the stingy/niggard/miserly


Explanation:
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Youssef Chabat
Morocco
Local time: 22:20
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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3 days 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
An envier and a miser


Explanation:
An envier is one who envies. A miser is a person who hoards wealth

Lama1988
Syria
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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