بی عقل (Bi aqal)

/biː ˈæqæl/insult

What does بی عقل (Bi aqal) mean? بی عقل (Bi aqal) is a Dari mild that translates to “brainless / senseless / stupid” in English.

without brain / without reason

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"brainless / senseless / stupid"

Aqal is the Arabic/Dari word for intellect, reason, and judgment combined. Being 'bi aqal' doesn't just mean unintelligent — it means lacking the basic capacity for rational thought and sound judgment. It's the kind of stupidity that makes dangerous decisions, not just slow ones.

کار بی عقل کردی، حالا چطور درستش میکنی؟ (Kaar bi aqal kardi, hala chetor dorostesh mekuni? - You did a brainless thing, now how will you fix it?) — Elder to younger person.