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أَبْلَه
fool, simpleton /ˈʔab.lah/
nounB1#2590 most common
Also: foolish, simple-minded person, idiot
Example sentences
هُوَ أَبْلَه.
He is a fool.
لَا تَكُنْ أَبْلَه!
Don't be a fool!
صَدَّقَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ الأَبْلَه كُلَّ كَلِمَةٍ قَالَهَا البَائِعُ.
That foolish man believed every word the seller said.
ابْتِسَامَتُهُ البَلْهَاءُ جَعَلَتِ الجَمِيعَ يَضْحَكُونَ عَلَيْهِ.
His simple, foolish smile made everyone laugh at him.
يَظُنُّ بَعْضُ النَّاسِ أَنَّ الطِّيبَةَ الزَّائِدَةَ عَلَامَةٌ عَلَى قَلْبٍ أَبْلَه، لَا عَلَى نُبْلِ الرُّوحِ.
Some people think excessive kindness is a sign of a foolish heart, not a noble soul.
فِي الرِّوَايَةِ، يُصَوَّرُ البَطَلُ الأَبْلَه عَلَى أَنَّهُ الوَحِيدُ الَّذِي يُدْرِكُ الحَقِيقَةَ وَسَطَ عَالَمٍ مِنَ الخِدَاعِ.
In the novel, the foolish hero is portrayed as the only one who perceives the truth amid a world of deception.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | أَبْلَهُ | بُلْهٌ |
| Genitive | أَبْلَهَ | بُلْهٍ |
| Accusative | أَبْلَهَ | بُلْهاً |
| Vocative | يَا أَبْلَهُ | يَا بُلْهُ |
Word family
بَلَاهَةfoolishness, stupidity
بَلِهَto be foolish or simple-minded
بَلْهَاءfoolish (feminine form)
تَبَالَهَto act or pretend to be foolish
بُلَهَاءfools, simpletons (plural)
Etymology
The word comes from the root ب-ل-ه, tied to the verb بَلِهَ, meaning to be foolish or guileless. It takes the pattern أَفْعَل, the same pattern used for colors and lasting physical or mental traits, such as أَحْمَق (stupid) or أَعْمَى (blind). Arabic is a Semitic language, so it has no Indo-European ancestor to trace here.
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