ਬੇਵਕੂਫ਼

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیوقوف (bēwuqūf), from بیـ (bē-, “without”) + Arabic وُقُوف (wuqūf, “standing still; study, knowledge”).

Noun

ਬੇਵਕੂਫ਼ • (bevakūf) m (Shahmukhi spelling بیوقوف)

1. fool

   Synonym: ਮੂਰਖ (mūrakh)

Related terms

• ਬੇਵਕੂਫ਼ੀ f (bevakūfī, “foolishness”)

Further reading

• “ਬੇਵਕੂਫ਼”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024