बेवक़ूफ़

See also: बेवकूफ़ and बेवक़ूफ़ी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیوقوف (bēwuqūf), from بی (bē-, “without”) + Arabic وُقُوف (wuqūf, “standing still; study, knowledge”). Compare Bengali বেকুব (bekub), Gujarati બેવકૂફ (bevakūph).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /beː.ʋə.quːf/, [beː.ʋɐ.quːf], /beː.ʋə.kuːpʰ/, [beː.ʋɐ.kuːpʰ]

Noun

बेवक़ूफ़ • (bevaqūf) m (Urdu spelling بیوقوف)

1. (derogatory) an idiot, fool, dunce
2. (derogatory) nincompoop

Declension

Declension of बेवक़ूफ़ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बेवक़ूफ़ bevaqūf	बेवक़ूफ़ bevaqūf
oblique	बेवक़ूफ़ bevaqūf	बेवक़ूफ़ों bevaqūfõ
vocative	बेवक़ूफ़ bevaqūf	बेवक़ूफ़ो bevaqūfo

Derived terms

• बेवक़ूफ़ी (bevaqūfī)