How to say "stupid, foolish" in Arabic
New wordMeaningstupid, foolish
Arabic · Modern Standard Arabic
غَبِيّ
ghabiyyע'בי
غبي
Hebrew · Modern Hebrew
טיפש
tipeshتِيپِش
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Arabic root
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Moroccan · Morocco — Casablanca, Rabat, Fes
مْكلّخ
mkellekhמכלח'Darija's stupid is mkellekh.
In a phrase
سُؤَال غَبِيّ
suʾāl ghabiyyסאאל ע'ביa stupid question
Plural
أَغْبِيَاء
aghbiyāʾאע'ביאאbroken plural aCCiCāʾ — like غني→أغنياء
Feminine
غَبِيَّة
ghabiyyaע'ביה