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أَحْمَق
fool /ˈʔaħmaq/
nounA1#424 most common
Also: idiot, stupid person, imbecile
Example sentences
أَنْتَ أَحْمَق.
You are a fool.
لا تَكُنْ أَحْمَق.
Do not be a fool.
هُوَ رَجُلٌ أَحْمَقُ جِدًّا.
He is a very foolish man.
كانَ تَصَرُّفُهُ تَصَرُّفَ أَحْمَقَ لا يُفَكِّرُ في العَواقِبِ.
His behavior was that of a fool who does not think about the consequences.
لا تُجادِلْ أَحْمَقَ، فَإِنَّهُ سَيَجُرُّكَ إلى مُسْتَواهُ.
Do not argue with a fool, for he will drag you down to his level.
مِنَ الحَماقَةِ أَنْ تَأْتَمِنَ أَحْمَقَ على سِرٍّ خَطيرٍ.
It is folly to entrust a fool with a dangerous secret.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | أَحْمَقُ | حَمْقَى |
| Genitive | أَحْمَقَ | حَمْقَى |
| Accusative | أَحْمَقَ | حَمْقَى |
| Vocative | يا أَحْمَقُ | يا حَمْقَى |
Word family
حُمْقfoolishness, stupidity
حَماقَةfolly, act of stupidityحَمُقَto be or become foolish
حَمْقَاءfoolish woman (feminine)
Etymology
Arabic أَحْمَق comes from the triliteral root ح-م-ق, which carries the sense of foolishness and poor judgment. The word follows the أَفْعَل pattern that Arabic uses for inherent qualities and defects, the same shape as أَعْمَى (blind) and أَحْمَر (red). The related noun حُمْق means foolishness itself.
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