Where does “बेवक़ूफ़” come from?

बेवक़ूफ़ (Hindi) comes from Classical Persian بیوقوف, from Persian بیـ — less, in-; see example below}}.

बेवक़ूफ़ (Hindi): an idiot, fool, dunce; nincompoop

Definitions

  1. an idiot, fool, dunce; nincompoop

Ancestry of “बेवक़ूफ़”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبیوقوف—
2Persianبیـless, in-; see example below}}

Words derived from “बेवक़ूफ़”

Every word from Persian بیـ →Every word from Classical Persian بیوقوف →