أَحْمَقُ foolish in Arabic
أَحْمَقُ is how you say “foolish” in Arabic.
Root ح م ق ḥ-m-q. adjective / noun (afʿal pattern — intensive adjective, used substantively as 'a fool'). aḥmaq.
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Meaning of foolish in Arabic
- foolish, stupid unsound, dull, or deficient in intellect or understanding; having little or no sense
Example sentence
فقال البائع أنت أحمق، كان ينبغي أن تحمله مقلوبًا وأنت تسير على رأسك حتى لا يسيل
The seller said: You are foolish; you should have carried it upside down while walking on your head so it wouldn't spill!
أَحْمَقُ foolish
The predicate said of 'you' in the verbless sentence, so it takes the -u ending; 'you are a fool' is linked with no word for 'are'. Its pattern is the standard 'more/most' adjective shape.
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How it is used
Aḥmaq is the standard adjective for calling someone foolish or stupid — deficient or unsound in understanding. It follows the afʿal pattern and appears in the exclamatory construction mā aḥmaqahu, 'how foolish he is!' Its plural ḥamqā is used of foolish people, e.g. a mother said to have 'brought forth ḥamqā' (foolish children).
Words from the same root
- حَمُقَ to be, or become, foolish or stupid (verb, form I)
- حُمْقٌ foolishness, stupidity; unsoundness of intellect (verbal noun)
- حَمَاقَةٌ foolishness, stupidity
- حُمَاقٌ chicken pox, or a similar disease that spreads over the body
- تحامق to feign foolishness, to pretend to be stupid (form VI)
- استحمق to deem, or find, someone to be foolish (form X)
- حُمَيْقٌ a very foolish person (diminutive of aḥmaq, used with intensified force in a proverb)
More example sentences
قُلْتَ لِي يَا أَحْمَقُ وَلَوْ قُلْتَ لِي يَا أَرْعَنُ كَانَ أَسْهَلُ عَلَيَّ
You said to me, "You fool." If you had said to me, "You oaf," it would have been easier for me.
أَحْمَقُ fool
A noun used as a term of address after the call-particle, the insult flung at the listener. Following the call-particle it serves as the one directly addressed. Its role is the named target of the rebuke.
أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ إِلَّا وَهُوَ أَحْمَقُ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ،
There is no one among people who is not foolish about what lies between him and God, the Exalted and Majestic.
أَحْمَقُ foolish
This adjective is the predicate of the circumstantial clause, stating the state 'he is foolish'. It pairs with the preceding 'he' directly, with no verb 'is', since Arabic equates the two by placement. It carries the heart of the claim: a hidden folly in everyone.
مَا أَحَدٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ إِلَّا وَهُوَ أَحْمَقُ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَ رَبِّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ،
There is no one among people who is not foolish regarding what lies between him and his Lord, the Exalted and Majestic.
أَحْمَقُ foolish
This adjective is the predicate of the circumstantial clause, asserting the state 'he is foolish'. It joins the preceding 'he' with no verb 'is', by simple placement. It carries the core claim of the saying.
Common questions
- How do you say "foolish" in Arabic?
- أَحْمَقُ (aḥmaq).
- What verb is أحمق related to?
- It comes from حَمُقَ (ḥamuqa), 'to be or become foolish, stupid, unsound in understanding' — the form I verb of the root ح م ق.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).