बेवकूफ
bevkūf
The Hindi word for "dumb" is बेवकूफ (bevkūf).
बेवकूफ is an adjective used to describe someone who is stupid.
Meaning: stupid (adj)
Which one should you use?
The word मूर्ख is a more formal or literary synonym for stupid.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective बेवकूफ is invariant for gender and number.
How do you pronounce it?
bevkūf
Did you know?
- The word बेवकूफ is a loanword from Arabic, where be means 'without' and aqal refers to 'intellect' or 'reason'.
- While बेवकूफ is used for 'stupid', the word गधा meaning 'donkey' is frequently used as a slang synonym to call someone dumb.
- To call someone 'extremely dumb', Hindi speakers often add the word महा meaning 'great' as a prefix to create महाबेवकूफ.
Examples in context
- वह गधा है।He is like a donkey (dumb).
- वह बहुत बेवकूफ है।vah bahut bevakoof hai.He is very stupid.
- यह एक बेवकूफ काम है।yeh ek bevakoof kaam hai.This is a stupid task.
- बेवकूफ मत बनो।bevakoof mat bano.Don't be stupid.
Example conversation
Rahul and Priya are discussing a bad decision.
- राहुल Rahulमैंने अपनी चाबियाँ खो दीं।maine apni chaabiyan kho dien.I lost my keys.
- प्रिया Priyaतुम कितने बेवकूफ हो, राहुल!tum kitne bevakoof ho, Rahul!How dumb are you, Rahul!
- राहुल Rahulयह एक गलती थी।yah ek galti thi.It was a mistake.
- प्रिया Priyaहाँ, एक बेवकूफी भरी गलती।haan, ek bevakoofi bhari galti.Yes, a dumb mistake.
