أَحْمَقٌ foolish in Arabic
أَحْمَقٌ is how you say “foolish” in Arabic.
Root ح م ق ḥ-m-q. adjective (also used as noun). aḥmaq.
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Meaning of foolish in Arabic
- foolish, stupid unsound or deficient in intellect and understanding
- a fool used substantively for a foolish person
Example sentence
وَإِنَّ الأَحْمَقَ يُخَيِّرُ نَفْسَهُ فِي الأَخْلاقِ فَمَا أَحَبَّتْ مِنْهَا أَحَبَّ وَمَا كَرِهَتْ مِنْهَا كَرِهَ
And indeed, the foolish lets his soul choose in matters of conduct, so what it likes, he likes, and what it dislikes, he dislikes.
الأَحْمَقَ the foolish
'al-' = 'the'; 'ahmaq' = 'fool'. The '-a' ending is the object form after 'inna'.
The English is machine-translated.
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How it is used
Aḥmaq is the standard classical word for "foolish" or "a fool", built on the afʿal pattern. The same root, used figuratively, describes a market gone stagnant or a beard grown thin.
Words from the same root
- حَمُقَ to be or become foolish
- حُمْقٌ foolishness, stupidity
- حَمَاقَةٌ foolishness, stupidity
- اِسْتَحْمَقَ to consider someone a fool
- حُمَاقٌ chickenpox
Common questions
- How do you say "foolish" in Arabic?
- أَحْمَقُ (aḥmaq).
- What is the Arabic word for a fool?
- أَحْمَقُ (aḥmaq) is used both as the adjective 'foolish' and as a noun meaning 'a fool'.
Related words
Definitions summarised from Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon (E. W. Lane, 1863–1893).