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الهمقع

Root entry · 6 derived lemmas

This root primarily describes foolishness and stupidity, often in a simple or unrefined manner. It can also refer to specific types of fruits or plants.

Derived headwords

الهَمْقَعُnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish personboth

    An individual characterized by foolishness, lack of intelligence, or simple-mindedness.

زَمْلَقٌnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish personclassical

    A term used to describe a foolish or simple-minded person, similar to 'الهمقع'.

عَلْبَطٌnoun
  1. 1.
    foolish personclassical

    Another term for a foolish or stupid person, used in parallel with 'الهمقع' and 'زملق'.

بَهَاءٌnoun
  1. 1.
    fruit of the tanzib treeclassical

    Refers to the fruit of the tanzib tree, mentioned as a meaning of 'الهمقع'.

ثَمَرُ التَّنْضِبِnoun
  1. 1.
    fruit of the tanzib treeclassical

    The edible fruit produced by the tanzib plant, identified as a meaning of 'الهمقع'.

ثَمَرُ العَضَاهِnoun
  1. 1.
    fruit of thorny treesclassical

    The fruit borne by thorny trees of the acacia family, also given as a meaning for 'الهمقع'.

Parallel reading

الهَمْقَعُ، كزملق وعلبط: الأحمق
Al-hamqa', like zamlaq and 'albat: the foolish.
وهي: بهاء، وثمر التنضب، ومن ثمر العضاه.
And it is: Baha', and the fruit of the tanzib, and from the fruit of the thorny trees.