حماقت
Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاقَة (ḥamāqa).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /ha.maː.ˈqat/
- (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [hä.mɑː.qǽt̪]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [hæ.mɒː.ʁǽt̪]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [hä.mɔ.qǽt̪]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | hamāqat |
| Dari reading? | hamāqat |
| Iranian reading? | hamâġat |
| Tajik reading? | hamoqat |
Noun
حماقت • (hamâqat)
- stupidity, foolishness, folly
- Synonyms: نادانی (nâdâni), سفاهت (safâhat), بلاهت (balâhat), خریت (xariyyat), احمقی (ahmaqi), ابلهی (ablahi)
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]
Noun
حَماقَت • (ḥamāqat) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਹਮਾਕ਼ਤ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | حَماقَت (ḥamāqat) | حَماقَتاں (ḥamāqatāṉ) |
| oblique | حَماقَت (ḥamāqat) | حَماقَتاں (ḥamāqatāṉ) |
| vocative | حَماقَتے (ḥamāqate) | حَماقَتو (ḥamāqato) |
| ablative | حَماقَتوں (ḥamāqatoṉ) | حَماقَتاں (ḥamāqatāṉ) |
| locative | حَماقَتی (ḥamāqatī) | حَماقَتِیں (ḥamāqatīṉ) |
| instrumental | حَماقَتِیں (ḥamāqatīṉ) | حَماقَتے (ḥamāqate) |
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “حماقت”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “حماقت”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
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
| 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, 2025.
- Fallon, Platts, Qureshi, Shakespear (2024) “حماقت”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Urdu Dictionaries]