مُحْمِقٌ

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مُحْمِقٌ and مُحْمِقَةٌ A woman who brings forth a child that is أَحْمَق [i. e. foolish, &c.]; or who brings forth حَمْقَى [i. e. foolish children]: or, accord. to IDrd, the latter has this signification; but the former signifies a man who begets حَمْقَى; and he does not allow its application to a woman.
2 المُحْمِقَاتُ The nights [that make a fool of one; i. e.] during the whole of which the moon is above the horizon but intercepted by clouds; so that one imagines that he has arrived at the time of morning; because he sees light, but sees not the moon: derived from الحُمْقُ. One says, غَرَّنِى غُرُورَ المُحْمِقَاتِ [He, or it, deceived me with the deceiving of the nights thus called]. And you say, سِرْنَا فِى لَيَالِ مُحْمِقَاتٍ [We journeyed during such nights]; because the rider therein thinks that he has arrived at the time of morning until he becomes weary.

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