बेअक़्ल

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian (bē-'aql, “stupid”). Equivalent to बे- (be-, “without”) +‎ अक़्ल (aqla, “intelligence”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /beː.əq.lᵊ/, [beː.ɐq.lᵊ], /beː.ək.lᵊ/, [beː.ɐk.lᵊ]

Adjective[edit]

बेअक़्ल • (beaqla) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling بے عَقْل)

stupid, idiotic
Synonyms: बेवक़ूफ़ (bevqūf), मूर्ख (mūrkh)

Related terms[edit]

बेअक़्ली (beaqlī, “stupidity”)

References[edit]

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बे-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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