نوك

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of foolishness, stupidity, and imbecility. It describes a lack of intelligence, wisdom, or sound judgment, often leading to foolish actions or speech. The terms can also extend to encompass helplessness and ignorance.

Derived headwords

النَّوْكnoun

1.
foolishnessboth
The state or quality of being foolish, stupid, or lacking in sense. It is a fundamental lack of intelligence or sound judgment.
2.
stupidityboth
A lack of intelligence or understanding, often manifesting as foolish behavior or speech.
3.
imbecilityclassical
A profound lack of mental capacity or intelligence.
4.
helplessnessclassical
A state of being unable to act or defend oneself, often due to ignorance or lack of capability.
5.
ignoranceclassical
A lack of knowledge or awareness.

أَنُوكadjective

1.
foolishboth
Characterized by a lack of sense, wisdom, or intelligence; acting or speaking unwisely.
2.
stupidboth
Lacking in intelligence or common sense.
3.
imbecileclassical
A person who is foolish or stupid.
4.
ignorantclassical
Lacking knowledge or awareness.
5.
helplessclassical
Unable to act or defend oneself.

النُّوكَىnoun

1.
foolsboth
Plural of 'anūk', referring to people who are foolish or stupid.

النَّوَاكَةnoun

1.
foolishnessboth
The quality or state of being foolish; stupidity.
2.
imbecilityclassical
A state of being mentally deficient or foolish.

مُسْتَنْوكadjective

1.
foolishclassical
Made foolish or appearing foolish.
2.
stupidclassical
Having become stupid or appearing so.

نَوِكَverb

1.
to be foolishboth
To exhibit foolishness or stupidity; to lack sense or judgment.
2.
to be stupidboth
To act or behave in a stupid manner.

نَوْكًاnoun

1.
foolishnessboth
The state of being foolish or stupid.

اِسْتَنْوكَverb

1.
to become foolishclassical
To transition into a state of foolishness or stupidity.
2.
to appear foolishclassical
To seem or be perceived as foolish.

اِسْتَحْمَقَverb

1.
to consider foolishclassical
To regard someone or something as foolish or stupid.
2.
to make a fool ofclassical
To cause someone to appear foolish.

أَنُوكَهُverb

1.
how foolish he is!classical
An expression of exclamation or wonder at someone's foolishness.

النَّوكnoun

1.
helplessnessclassical
A state of being unable to act or cope, often due to ignorance or lack of skill.
2.
ignoranceclassical
A lack of knowledge or understanding.

عَجَزَverb

1.
to be helplessclassical
To be unable to do something; to be incapable or weak.
2.
to be incapableclassical
Lacking the ability or power to do something.

جَهِلَverb

1.
to be ignorantclassical
To lack knowledge or awareness.

عَيِيَverb

1.
to be tongue-tiedclassical
To be unable to speak fluently or express oneself clearly.
2.
to be inarticulateclassical
Unable to express oneself clearly.

Parallel reading

وما بعض الإقامة في ديار، ... يهان بها الفتى، إلا بلاء

And is not some staying in a land, ... where a young man is humiliated, but a trial?

فقل للمتقي غرض المنايا: ... توق فليس ينفعك اتقاء

So say to the one who guards against the target of fates: ... beware, for caution will not benefit you.

ولا يعطى الحريص غنى لحرص، ... وقد ينمى لذي الجود الثراء

And the greedy is not given wealth for his greed, ... though abundance may grow for the generous.

غني النفس، ما استغنت، غني، ... وفقر النفس، ما عمرت، شقاء

Rich is the soul that is content, rich; ... and poor is the soul that lives in misery.

وداء الجسم ملتمس شفاء، ... وداء النوك ليس له دواء

And the disease of the body seeks a cure, ... but the disease of foolishness has no cure.

والأنوك: الأحمق، وجمعه النوكى.

And Al-Anūk: the fool, and its plural is Al-Nūky.

ويجوز في الشعر قوم نوك.

And it is permissible in poetry to say 'qawmun nōk' (foolish people).

والنواكة: الحماقة.

And Al-Nawākah: foolishness.

ورجل أنوك ومستنوك أي أحمق.

And a man is 'anūk' and 'mustanūk', meaning foolish.

وقوم نوكى ونوك أيضا على القياس مثل أهوج وهوج؛

And 'qawmun nūky' and 'nōk' are also according to analogy, like 'ahwaj' and 'hawj' (reckless/recklessness).

تضحك مني شيخة ضحوك، ... واستنوكت وللشباب نوك

A laughing old woman laughs at me, ... and I became foolish, and youth has foolishness.

وقد نوك نوكا ونوكا ونواكة: حمق، وهو أنوك، والجمع نوكى؛

And he became foolish (nōka) with foolishness (nōkan) and foolishness (nōkan) and foolishness (nawākah): he was foolish (anūk), and the plural is nūky;

إن قصاصكم نوكى أي حمقى.

Indeed, your storytellers are foolish, meaning stupid.

واستنوك الرجل: صار أنوك، وأنوكه: صادفه أنوك.

And the man became foolish (istanūka): he became foolish (anūk), and he found him foolish (anūkah): he encountered him as foolish (anūk).

واستنكت فلانا أي استحمقته.

And I considered so-and-so foolish (istanūktuhu), meaning I deemed him foolish (istahmaqtuhu).

ما أنوكه وإن كان كالخلق لأنه ليس بلون في الجسد ولا بخلقة فيه، وإنما هو من نقصان العقل.

How foolish he is! Even if it were like a physical trait, it is not a color in the body nor a physical formation, but rather it is from a deficiency of intellect.

قال الأصمعي الأنوك العاجز الجاهل.

Al-Asma'i said: Al-Anūk is the helpless, the ignorant.

والنوك عند العرب: العجز والجهل.

And Al-Nōk among the Arabs: helplessness and ignorance.

والأنوك العيي في كلامه؛

And Al-Anūk is the one who is tongue-tied in his speech;

فكن أنوك النوكى إذا ما لقيتهم

So be the most foolish of the foolish when you meet them