બેવકૂફ

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیوقوف (bēwuqūf), from بیـ (bē-, “without”) + Arabic وُقُوف (wuqūf, “standing still; study, knowledge”). Compare Bengali বেকুব (bekub), Hindi बेवक़ूफ़ (bevaqūf).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈbeː.ʋə.kupʰ/

Adjective

બેવકૂફ • (bevakūph)

1. foolish, idiotic