Arabic vocabulary
How to say “foolishness” in Arabic, with pronunciation and an example from OpenArabic texts.
من أخبار جحا الأحمق من حماقات جحا
From Joha's tales of foolishness:
حماقات — foolishness. A plural noun, 'follies', in the genitive after the preposition, heading an 'of' pairing with the name that follows. The plural is carried by the word's own shape.
From: Reflections on Literal Obedience →OpenArabic teaches words like حماقة through real bilingual reading with native audio and spaced-repetition practice.
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