أَحْمَقَa fool

Example sentences

• وَإِذَا بُلِغَتْكَ أَنَّ أَحْمَقَ اِسْتَفَادَ عُقُولًا فَلا تُصَدِّقْ

  And if it is conveyed to you that a fool has gained sense, then do not believe it.

  أَحْمَقَ — a fool. A noun, 'a fool', serving as the subject of the reported clause and showing the accusative ending that the 'that' particle imposes on such a subject. It is the figure the doubtful claim is about. Its case is governed, not chosen freely.

  From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →

• وَإِنْ قِيلَ لَكَ إِنَّ أَحْمَقَ خَرَجَ إِلَى بَلَدٍ فَاسْتَفَادَ عَقْلًا فَلَا تُصَدِّقْ

  And if it is said to you that a fool went to a town and gained sense, then do not believe it.

  أَحْمَقَ — a fool. A noun, 'a fool', the subject of the reported clause, in the accusative the emphasis particle imposes. Its case is governed, not free. It is the figure the doubtful claim is about.

  From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →

• فَقَالَ اِغْرِبْ يَا أَحْمَقَ

  He said, "Get out, you fool."

  أَحْمَقَ — fool. A noun used here as a term of address after the call-particle, carrying the accusative ending such a called-on word takes. So its case marks it as the one being directly addressed. It is the insult flung at the listener.

  From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →

• خَلَقَ اللَّهُ آدَمَ أَحْمَقَ،

  God created Adam a fool.

  أَحْمَقَ — a fool. This adjective is a second accusative on the same verb, describing the STATE in which Adam was created, 'created (as) a fool'. Arabic can stack a descriptive accusative onto the object to express the condition resulting from the action. So it tells you the manner of the creating, not a separate thing created.

  From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →

• خَلَقَ الْإِنسَانَ أَحْمَقَ لِكَيْ يَنْتَفِعَ بِالْعَيْشِ

  He created the person foolish so that he might benefit from life.

  أَحْمَقَ — foolish. This adjective is a second accusative describing the STATE in which the person was created, 'created (as) foolish'. Arabic stacks this descriptive accusative onto the object to express the resulting condition. So it tells you the manner of the creating, not a separate thing.

  From: On Foolishness and Wisdom →