Arabic vocabulary
الْحُمْقُfolly
How to say “folly” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
Example sentences
وَأَمَّا الْحُمْقُ فَإِنَّهُ غَرِيزَةٌ
As for folly, it is an instinct.
الْحُمْقَ — the folly. This definite noun is the subject the 'as for ...' frame is spotlighting, standing apart as the topic the rest will comment on. Its 'the' marks it as the known thing in view. It names folly, set up for the verdict that follows.
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