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النوك

Root entry · 13 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of foolishness, stupidity, and lack of intelligence. It describes individuals who are foolish, the state of being foolish, and the act of encountering or perceiving someone as foolish.

Derived headwords

النَّوْكnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessboth

    The state or quality of being foolish, lacking sense or judgment.

  2. 2.
    stupidityboth

    A lack of intelligence or common sense.

نَوِكَverb
  1. 1.
    to be foolishclassical

    To exhibit foolishness or lack of intelligence.

نَوَاكَةnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessclassical

    A state of being foolish or senseless.

نَوَاكَاnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessclassical

    A state of being foolish or senseless.

نَوْكَاnoun
  1. 1.
    foolishnessclassical

    A state of being foolish or senseless.

اِسْتَنْوَكَverb
  1. 1.
    to act foolishlyclassical

    To behave in a foolish or senseless manner.

أَنْوُكadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishboth

    Possessing or exhibiting foolishness; lacking sense.

مُسْتَنْوِكadjective
  1. 1.
    foolishclassical

    One who acts foolishly or is characterized by foolishness.

نَوْكَىnoun
  1. 1.
    foolsboth

    Plural of a foolish person; individuals characterized by foolishness.

نُوكnoun
  1. 1.
    foolsboth

    Plural of a foolish person; individuals characterized by foolishness.

نَوْكَاءadjective
  1. 1.
    foolish (female)both

    A woman characterized by foolishness or lack of sense.

أَنَوْكَهُverb
  1. 1.
    to find him foolishclassical

    To encounter or perceive someone as being foolish.

مَا أَنْوُكَهُexpression
  1. 1.
    how foolish he is!classical

    An exclamation expressing the extreme foolishness of someone.

Parallel reading

النَّوْك، بالضم والفتح: الحمق
Al-nawk, with damma and fatha: foolishness.
نَوِكَ، كفرح
Nawika, like fariha (to be foolish).
نَوَاكَة ونَوَاكَا ونَوْكَا، مُحَرَّكَة
Nawakah, Nawaka, and Nawka, with vowel movement (forms of foolishness).
واِسْتَنْوَكَ
And istanwaka (to act foolishly).
وهو أَنْوُك ومُسْتَنْوِك
And he is anwuk (foolish) and mustanwik (acting foolishly).
ج: نَوْكَى ونُوك، كَسَكْرَى وهُوج
Plural: Nawka and Nuuk, like sakra and huuj (fools).
وامرأة نَوْكَاء من نَوْك أيضًا
And a foolish woman from nawk as well.
وأَنَوْكَه: صادَفَه أَنْوُك
And anwaka-hu: he encountered him as foolish.
وما أَنْوُكَه: ما أَحْمَقَه
And ma anwaka-hu: how foolish he is!
ولم يُقَل: أَنْوُك به، وهو القياس
And it was not said: anwuk bihi, which is the standard grammatical form.