حمق

1 حَمُقَ أحمق حمق , aor. حَمُقَ ; and حَمِقَ, aor. حَمَقَ ; (T, S, Mgh, Msb, K, &c.;) inf. n. (of the former, S) حَمَاقَةٌ, (S, K,) or this is a simple subst., (Msb,) and (of the latter, S) حُمْقٌ (S, Mgh, * Msb, * K) and حُمُقٌ; (S; K;) He was, or became, foolish, or stupid; i. e., unsound in intellect or understanding; (T, Mgh, Msb;) and stagnant, or dull, therein; (T, Mgh;) or deficient, or defective, therein; (IF, Mgh;) or he had little, or no, intellect or understanding; (S, K;) as also ↓ انحمق and ↓ استحمق (K) and ↓ تحمّق. (TA.) [See حُمْقٌ, below.] One says to a man, تِيسِى, and اِحْمَقِى, [as though he were a she-hyena, or a woman,] when he speaks foolishly, or stupidly, or says what is not like anything. (AZ, TA voce تَاسَ.) ― -b2- حَمُقَتِ السُّوقُ, (S, M, K,) with damm; (so in two copies of the S;) or, as in [some copies of] the S, حَمِقَت; (TA;) and ↓ اِنْحَمَقَت; (S, Mgh, K;) (tropical:) The market was, or became, stagnant, or dull, with respect to traffic. (S, M, Mgh, K, TA.) And حَمُقَتْ تِجَارَتُهُ (tropical:) His merchandise was, or became, unsaleable, or difficult of sale, or in little demand. (TA.) ― -b3- حَمِقَ, aor. حَمَقَ , inf. n. حَمَقٌ, (tropical:) His beard became light, or scanty. (Msb.) -A2- حُمِقَ He had the disease termed حُمَاق. (TA.)