مُورْکھ
mūrkhmasculine
The Urdu word for idiot is مُورْکھ (mūrkh). Wiktionary also lists بیوَقُوف (bevaqūf) and بے وُقُوف (be vuqūf).
Meaning: person of low general intelligence (noun)
Ways to say it
| Urdu | Romanization (Wiktionary) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| مُورْکھ | mūrkh | masculine |
| بیوَقُوف | bevaqūf | masculine |
| بے وُقُوف | be vuqūf | masculine |
| اُلُّو | ullū | masculine |
| بُدُّھو | buddhū | masculine |
| اَحْمَق | ahmaq | masculine |
| گاؤدی | gāodī | masculine |
All the provided forms are nouns used to describe a person of low general intelligence. While most imply low intelligence, اَحْمَق is often used to describe someone who is foolish or lacks judgment, rather than just someone with low intelligence.
What does it mean word for word?
The word بیوَقُوف is composed of the prefix be- meaning 'without' and vaqūf meaning 'awareness' or 'knowledge', literally meaning 'one without awareness'.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word بیوَقُوف is an invariant adjective/noun and does not change its form for masculine or feminine subjects in common usage.
How do you pronounce it?
mūrkh
Did you know?
- While 'owl' is a symbol of wisdom in English, calling someone an اُلُّو in Urdu is a common way to call them an 'idiot'.
- If you call someone a بُدُّھو, you are using a term that can occasionally sound more endearing or lighthearted depending on the tone, similar to calling a friend a 'silly goose'.
- The term مُورْکھ has roots in Sanskrit, making it a cognate to the Hindi word for the same concept, despite the different scripts used in the two languages.
Examples in context
- مُورْکھ لڑکا سب کچھ خراب کر دیتا ہے۔murkh larka sab kuch kharab kar deta hai.The idiot boy ruins everything.
- اس مُورْکھ کو سمجھانا مشکل ہے۔is murkh ko samjhana mushkil hai.It is difficult to make this idiot understand.
Example conversation
Sara and Ali are discussing a bad decision made by a friend.
- سارہ Saraاس نے یہ کیا؟ وہ کتنا مُورْکھ ہے۔Us ne yeh kya? Woh kitna moorkh hai.What did he do? He is such an idiot.
- علی Aliہاں، اس کی سوچ بہت عجیب ہے۔Haan, us ki soch bohat ajeeb hai.Yes, his thinking is very strange.
- سارہ Saraمیں اسے سمجھانے کی کوشش کروں گی۔Main usay samjhanay ki koshish karungi.I will try to make him understand.
- علی Aliشاید وہ تمہاری بات سن لے۔Shayad woh tumhari baat sun lay.Maybe he will listen to you.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “idiot” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
