greed in Arabic
جَشَع jašaʕ
/ɡɹiːd/
greed in Arabic: جَشَع (jašaʕ), طَمَع (ṭamaʕ). In English, greed means a selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.
Arabic words for greed
- selfish desire for more than is needed
- جَشَع jašaʕ, طَمَع ṭamaʕ
English meaning of greed
- noun A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.
- verb To desire in a greedy manner, or to act on such a desire.
- verb To play greedily or aggressively in a high-risk, high-reward scenario.
greed in a sentence
- His greed was his undoing.
Synonyms of greed
greed in other languages
- greed in Hindi
- greed in Tamil
- greed in Marathi
- greed in Urdu
- greed in Bengali
- greed in Telugu
- greed in Malayalam
- greed in Kannada
- greed in Punjabi
- greed in Gujarati
- greed in Odia
- greed in Sanskrit
- greed in Assamese
- greed in Nepali
- greed in Indonesian
- greed in Persian
- greed in Thai
- greed in Vietnamese
Questions about greed in Arabic
- What is the meaning of greed in Arabic?
- Greed in Arabic is جَشَع (jašaʕ), طَمَع (ṭamaʕ).
- ما معنى كلمة greed؟
- Greed: جَشَع (jašaʕ), طَمَع (ṭamaʕ).
- What does greed mean in English?
- Greed means a selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.
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