حمق

Root entry · 31 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns foolishness, lack of intelligence, and related concepts. It extends to describe people with little sense, foolish actions, and even metaphorical uses for things that are deficient or lacking, such as a thin beard or a slow horse. It also has specific, less common meanings related to wine, illness, and plants.

Derived headwords

حَمُقَverb

1.
to be foolishboth
To be characterized by a lack of intelligence or sense.

حَمْقًاnoun

1.
foolishnessboth
The state or quality of being foolish; lack of sense.

حَمَاقَةٌnoun

1.
stupidityboth
A pronounced lack of intelligence or good judgment; foolishness.

اِنْحَمَقَverb

1.
to be humiliatedclassical
To become debased, humbled, or submissive.
2.
to become worn outclassical
Said of a garment, meaning it has become old and worn.
3.
to become sluggishclassical
Said of a market, meaning it has become inactive or slow.
4.
to act foolishlyclassical
To behave in a manner characteristic of a fool.

اِسْتَحْمَقَverb

1.
to act foolishlyclassical
To behave as if one is foolish or to feign foolishness.

أَحْمَقadjective

1.
foolishboth
Lacking intelligence, sense, or good judgment.

حَمَاقٌnoun

1.
foolsclassical
A plural for foolish people, both male and female.

حُمْقٌnoun

1.
foolsclassical
A plural for foolish people, both male and female.
2.
wineclassical
A name for wine.

حَمِيقٌadjective

1.
thin-beardedclassical
Describing someone with a sparse or light beard.

عَمْرُو بْنُ الْحَمِقِname

1.
Amr ibn al-Ḥamqclassical
A Companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

حُمْقٌnoun

1.
wineclassical
A name for wine.

حُمْقٌnoun

1.
vaginal dischargeclassical
A white discharge originating from the female genitalia.

أَحْمُوقَةٌnoun

1.
foolish personclassical
An adult who is foolish or lacks intelligence.

حُمَيْقَةٌnoun

1.
foolish personclassical
An adult who is foolish or lacks intelligence.

حُمُوقَةٌnoun

1.
foolish personclassical
An adult who is foolish or lacks intelligence.

ضَامِرٌ مِنَ الْخَيْلِadjective

1.
lean horseclassical
Describing a horse that is thin or gaunt.

مُحْمِقٌadjective

1.
mother of foolsclassical
A woman who gives birth to foolish offspring.

مُحَمَّقَةٌadjective

1.
mother of foolsclassical
A woman who gives birth to foolish offspring.

مِحْمَاقٌadjective

1.
habitual mother of foolsclassical
A woman who habitually gives birth to foolish offspring.

أَحْمَقَهُverb

1.
to find foolishclassical
To perceive or discover someone to be foolish.

بَقْلَةُ الْحَمْقَاءnoun

1.
purslaneboth
A common edible plant, known for its succulent leaves.

الْبَقْلَةُ الْحَمْقَاءnoun

1.
purslaneboth
A common edible plant, known for its succulent leaves.

جُدَرِيٌّnoun

1.
smallpoxboth
A contagious disease characterized by fever and a rash of pustules.

حُمَيْقَىnoun

1.
smallpox spotsclassical
The pustules or spots characteristic of smallpox.

حُمَيْقَاءnoun

1.
smallpox spotsclassical
The pustules or spots characteristic of smallpox.

حَمْقِيطٌnoun

1.
a type of plantclassical
A specific kind of plant.

حُمَيْقِيقٌnoun

1.
a white birdclassical
A bird described as being white.

الْمُحَمْقَاتnoun

1.
nights of apparent dawnclassical
Nights when the moon is visible, sometimes obscured by clouds, leading one to think morning has arrived.

حَمَّقَهُ تَحْمِيقًاverb

1.
to accuse of foolishnessclassical
To attribute foolishness or stupidity to someone.

حُمِقَverb

1.
to drink wineclassical
To have consumed wine (passive voice).

حَمُقَتِ السُّوقُverb

1.
the market became sluggishclassical
The market experienced a period of inactivity or slow trade.

Parallel reading

حمق، ككرم وغنم، حمقا، بالضم وبضمتين، وحماقة، وانحمق واستحمق، فهو أحمق: قليل العقل

Ḥamaqa, like karuma and ghanima, ḥamqan (with damma or two dammas), and ḥamāqatan, and inḥamaqa and istaḥmaqa, and he is aḥmaq: having little sense.

وقوم ونسوة حماق وحمق، بضمتين، وكسكرى وسكارى، ويضم.

And a people and women are ḥamāq and ḥumq (with two dammas), like sakrā and sakārā, and it can be pronounced with damma.

وعرف حميق جمله، أي: عرف هذا القدر وإن كان أحمق، ويروى: حميقا جمله، أي: عرفه جمله، فاجترأ عليه، أو معناه: عرف قدره، أو يضرب لمن يستضعف إنسانا فيولع بإيذائه.

And 'he knew the measure of his camel,' meaning: he knew this extent even if he was foolish, and it is narrated: 'his camel knew him,' meaning: his camel knew him, so he dared to harm it, or its meaning is: he knew his worth, or it is used for someone who underestimates a person and becomes intent on harming them.

وككتف: الخفيف اللحية.

And like katifa: one with a sparse beard.

وعمرو بن الحمق: صحابي.

And Amr ibn al-Ḥamq: a Companion.

والحمق، بالضم: الخمر، وبالتحريك: البياض يخرج من الفرج.

And al-ḥumq (with damma): wine, and (with taḥrīk): a white discharge from the vagina.

والأحموقة، بالضم، وحميقة، كجميزة، وحموقة، ككمونة: الأحمق البالغ.

And al-aḥmūqah (with damma), and ḥumayqah (like jummayzah), and ḥumūqah (like kummunah): the adult fool.

وكمحسن: الضامر من الخيل، أو التي نتاجها لا يسبق، والمرأة تلد الحمقى، وهي محمق ومحمقة، ومعتادتها: محماق.

And like muḥsin: the lean horse, or one whose offspring are not surpassed, and a woman who gives birth to fools, and she is muḥmiq and muḥammaqah, and her habitual state is: miḥmāq.

وأحمقه: وجده أحمق.

And aḥmaqa-hu: he found him foolish.

وبقلة الحمقاء، والبقلة الحمقاء: الرجلة.

And baqlat al-ḥamqā', and al-baqlah al-ḥamqā': purslane.

وكغراب وسحاب: الجدري، أو شبهه، ويتفرق في الجسد كالحميقى والحميقاء.

And like ghurāb and suḥāb: smallpox, or its likeness, and it spreads in the body like al-ḥumayqā and al-ḥumayqā'.

والحمقيق، كحمطيط وكأمير: نبات.

And al-ḥamqīq, like ḥamṭīṭ and ka-amīr: a plant.

والحميقيق: طائر أبيض.

And al-ḥumayqīq: a white bird.

والمحمقات: الليالي التي يطلع القمر في جميعها، وقد يكون من دونه غيم، فتظن أنك قد أصبحت.

And al-maḥmaqāt: the nights in which the moon appears throughout, and there might be clouds below it, making you think you have become (i.e., morning has arrived).

وحمقه تحميقا: نسبه إلى الحمق.

And ḥammaqa-hu taḥmīqan: he attributed foolishness to him.

وحمق، مبنيا للمفعول: شرب الخمر.

And ḥumiqa, in the passive voice: he drank wine.

وانحمق: ذل وتواضع، و الثوب: أخلق، و السوق: كسدت، كحمقت، ككرم، وفعل فعل الحمقى، كاستحمق.

And inḥamaqa: he was humbled and submissive, and the garment: it became worn out, and the market: it became sluggish, like ḥamuqta, like karumta, and he did the actions of fools, like istaḥmaqa.