אידיאָט

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Old French idiote, from Latin idiota, from Ancient Greek ἰδιώτης (idiṓtēs, a private citizen, one who has no professional knowledge, layman), from ἴδιος (ídios, one's own, pertaining to oneself, private).

Noun

אידיאָט (idyotm, plural אידיאָטן (idyotn)

  1. (derogatory) idiot (person of low general intelligence)