احمق
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَحْمَق (ʔaḥmaq).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ʔah.ˈmaq/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäɦ.máq]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [ʔæɦ.mǽɢ̥]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [ʔäɦ.máq]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | ahmaq |
| Dari reading? | ahmaq |
| Iranian reading? | ahmaġ |
| Tajik reading? | ahmaq |
Noun
احمق • (ahmaq / ahmaġ) (plural احمقان (ahmaqān / ahmaġân), or احمقها (ahmaq-hā / ahmaġ-hâ), Tajik spelling аҳмақ)
Adjective
احمق • (ahmaq / ahmaġ) (comparative احمقتَر, superlative احمقتَرین, Tajik spelling аҳмақ)
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person (“I am, we are”) |
احمقم (ahmaqam) | احمقیم (ahmaqim) |
| 2nd person (“you are”) |
احمقی (ahmaqi) | احمقید، احمقین△ (ahmaqid, ahmaqin△) |
| 3rd person (“he/she/it is, they are”) |
احمق است، احمقه△ (ahmaq ast, ahmaqe△) | احمقند، احمقن△ (ahmaqand, ahmaqan△) |
△ Colloquial.
Derived terms
- احمقانه (ahmaqāna / ahmaġâne)
Related terms
Persian terms derived from the Arabic root ح م ق (0 c, 2 e)
Descendants
- → Bengali: আহাম্মক (ahammok)
- → Chagatai: احمق (ʾḥmq /ähmäq, ahmaq/)
- → Hindustani:
- → Punjabi:
- Shahmukhi script: اَحْمَق (aḥmaq)
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian احمق (ahmaq) from Arabic أَحْمَق (ʔaḥmaq).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /əɦ.məq/, [ɛɦ.məq]
Adjective
احمق • (ahmaq) (Hindi spelling अहमक़)
Noun
احمق • (ahmaq) m (Hindi spelling अहमक़)