بےعقل
be-aql
The Kashmiri word for "stupid" is بےعقل (be-aql).
بےعقل is an adjective used to describe someone or something that is lacking in intelligence.
Meaning: lacking in intelligence (adj)
What does it mean word for word?
The word is composed of the prefix be- meaning "without" and aql meaning "intellect" or "reason".
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective بےعقل is indeclinable, meaning it does not change its form to match the gender or number of the noun it modifies.
How do you pronounce it?
be-aql
Did you know?
- In Kashmiri culture, calling someone بےعقل can sometimes be a form of affectionate teasing among close friends or family, rather than a harsh insult.
- The concept of 'intellect' represented by aql in بےعقل is tied to a philosophical tradition where reason is seen as a divine gift, making its absence a significant state.
- Kashmiri has several specific words for 'stupid' depending on whether the person is slow to understand, lacks common sense or is simply acting foolishly.
Example conversation
Adnan and Zainab are discussing a bad decision.
- عدنان Adnanزینب، یہ کام چھُ واریاہ بےعقل۔Zainab, yi kaam chu varyah be-aqal.Zainab, this work is very stupid.
- زینب Zainabمیہ لَگانہِ توہہ چھِو بےعقل۔Me lagane toh chuiv be-aqal.I think you are stupid.
- عدنان Adnanمیہ چھُس بےعقل نِہ۔Me chus be-aqal ni.I am not stupid.
- زینب Zainabتیمہ چھُ یہ کَتھ پَتھ۔Tima chu yi kath path.That's what I'm saying.
