حماقت
Persian
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [ha.mɑː.ˈqat]
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [hä.mɑː.qǽt̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA(key): [ʔä.mɑː.qǽt̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [ʔä.mɔː.qǽt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [hæ.mɒː.ʁǽt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [hä.mɔ.qǽt̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | hamāqat |
| Dari reading? | hamāqat |
| Iranian reading? | hamâğat |
| Tajik reading? | hamoqat |
Noun
حماقت • (hamâqat)
- stupidity, foolishness, folly
- Synonyms: نادانی (nâdâni), سفاهت (safâhat), بلاهت (balâhat)
Derived terms
- حماقت کردن (hamâqat kardan, “to act foolishly”)
Related terms
- احمق (ahmaq, “foolish”)
Punjabi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian حماقت (himāqat), from Arabic حَمَاقَة (ḥamāqa).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ɦə.mäː.qət̪ᵊ/, [ɦə.mäː.kət̪ᵊ]
Declension
| Declension of حماقت | ||
|---|---|---|
| dir. sg. | حَماقَت (ḥamāqat) | |
| dir. pl. | حَماقَتاں (ḥamāqatāṉ) | |
| singular | plural | |
| direct | حَماقَت (ḥamāqat) | حَماقَتاں (ḥamāqatāṉ) |
| oblique | حَماقَت (ḥamāqat) | حَماقَتاں (ḥamāqatāṉ) |
| vocative | حَماقَتے (ḥamāqate) | حَماقَتو (ḥamāqato) |
| ablative | حَماقَتوں (ḥamāqatoṉ) | — |
| locative | حَماقَتے (ḥamāqate) | حَماقَتِیں (ḥamāqatīṉ) |
| instrumental | حَماقَتے (ḥamāqate) | حَماقَتِیں (ḥamāqatīṉ) |
Urdu
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian حماقت (himāqat), from Arabic حَمَاقَة (ḥamāqa).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɦɪ.mɑː.qət̪/, /ɦə.mɑː.qət̪/
- Rhymes: -ət̪
- Hyphenation: حَِ‧ما‧قَت
Noun
حِماقَت or حَماقَت • (himāqat or hamāqat) f (Hindi spelling हिमाक़त or हमाक़त)
Declension
| Declension of حماقت | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| direct | حِماقَت (himāqat) | حِماقَتیں (himāqatẽ) |
| oblique | حِماقَت (himāqat) | حِماقَتوں (himāqatõ) |
| vocative | حِماقَت (himāqat) | حِماقَتو (himāqato) |
Further reading
- “حماقت”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “حماقت”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “حماقت”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “حماقت”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- S. W. Fallon (1879) “حماقت”, in A New Hindustani-English Dictionary, Banaras, London: Trubner and Co.
- John Shakespear (1834) “حماقت”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC
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