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title: "أَحْمَق (aḥmaq) meaning in Arabic: foolish"
description: "أَحْمَق (aḥmaq) means “foolish”. Root ح·م·ق, pattern أَفْعَل, level B2: forms, related words and how to read it letter by letter, from the Fasaha dictionary."
canonical: "https://fasaha.app/w/hamqa"
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# أَحْمَق

*aḥmaq* · **foolish**

أَحْمَق (aḥmaq) is an Arabic adjective meaning “foolish”. It is built on the root ح·م·ق in the pattern أَفْعَل. Fasaha’s library first uses it at level B2.

- Part of speech: Adjective
- Root: ح·م·ق
- Pattern: أَفْعَل
- Level: B2

## Forms of أَحْمَق

- Plural: حَمْقَى

## How to read أَحْمَق, letter by letter

4 letters, read from right to left. The marks above and below the letters are the short vowels.

- أ — همزة على ألف (hamza): a glottal stop, the catch in “uh-oh”
- ح — حاء (ḥāʾ): a breathy h from deep in the throat
- م — ميم (mīm): m
- ق — قاف (qāf): a deep k from the back of the throat

## Questions about أَحْمَق

### What is the root of أَحْمَق?

The root of أَحْمَق is ح·م·ق.

### What is the plural of أَحْمَق?

The plural of أَحْمَق (aḥmaq) is حَمْقَى.

### What pattern does أَحْمَق follow?

أَحْمَق follows the pattern أَفْعَل, with the root letters ح·م·ق poured into it.

### What level is أَحْمَق?

Fasaha first uses أَحْمَق at level B2, on a scale from A0 (first words) to C2 (classical prose).


[All words in the Fasaha dictionary](https://fasaha.app/w)