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حَمُقَ

Root: حمق

Form: 1

Full Definition

حَمُقَI , Present.T ـُ; and حَمِقَ, Present.T ـَ; Verbal.Noun حَمَاقَةٌ, or this is a simple subst., and حُمْقٌ and حُمُقٌ; He was, or became, foolish, or stupid; i. e., unsound in intellect or understanding; and stagnant, or dull, therein; or deficient, or defective, therein; or he had little, or no, intellect or understanding; as also انحمق and استحمق and تحمّق . [See حُمْقٌ, below.] One says to a man, تِيسِى, and اِحْمَقِى, [as though he were a she-hyena, or a woman,] when he speaks foolishly, or stupidly, or says what is not like anything. (AZ, TA voce تَاسَ.)
2 حَمُقَتِ السُّوقُ, with damm; or, as in [some copies of] the S, حَمِقَت; and ; The market was, or became, stagnant, or dull, with respect to traffic. And حَمُقَتْ تِجَارَتُهُ His merchandise was, or became, unsaleable, or difficult of sale, or in little demand.
3 حَمِقَ, Present.T ـَ Verbal.Noun حَمَقٌ, His beard became light, or scanty.

def.2 حُمِقَ He had the disease termed حُمَاق.
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