English → Arabic
idiot in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ʾabalah
- Arabizi
abala- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- أَبْلَاءُ ʾabālāʾ
- Root
- أ ب ل
How to use it
«أَبْلَى» is a colloquial noun meaning ‘idiot’. It is masculine; the feminine form is «أَبْلَى» with context or «أَبْلَة». Use it informally and avoid in polite speech.
Example sentences
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هَذَا الشَّخْصُ أَبْلَى جِدًّا
Hādhā al‑shakhs ʾabalah jiddan
This person is a complete idiot.
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لا تَكُنْ أَبْلَىً فِي الدِّرَاسَةِ
Lā takun ʾabalan fī al‑dirāsah
Don’t be an idiot in studying.
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أَبْلَى يَتَكَلَّمُ بِصَوْتٍ عَالٍ
ʾabalah yatakallamu bi‑ṣawtin ʿālٍ
The idiot speaks loudly.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
You idiot!
يا أحمق!
Sami is an idiot.
سامي أحمق.
Sami was an idiot.
كان سامي أحمقا.
Shut up, you idiot!
اسكت يا غبي!
Sami is not an idiot.
سامي ليس أحمقا.
We got idiot teachers.
لدينا مدرّسين حمقى.
My brother is an idiot.
أخي أحمق.
Sami really is an idiot.
سامي حقّا أحمق.
I'm acting like an idiot.
أنا أتصرّف كالبلهاء.
Sami is a complete idiot.
سامي غبيّ تماما.
Stop acting like an idiot.
كفّ عن التّصرّف كالأحمق.
Sami was a complete idiot.
كان سامي غبيّا بالكامل.
Questions and answers
Is it polite to use أَبْلَى?
It is informal and can be rude; better to use softer words like «غبي» in polite contexts.
What is the feminine form?
You can say «أَبْلَة» or use context to indicate gender.
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