Contionary:قرمط

Tefrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قرمطي (qarmaṭiyy) or Persian قرمطی (qarmati), in reference to the Qarmatians. The adjective originally meant "berserk, barbarian, taking action without previous thought", which shifted to become "stupid, idiot", then used to describe people with neurological disorders, before being adopted as the official medical term for such.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈqarmatˤ/; [ˈqɑɾmɑtˤ]

Adjective

قرمط (qarmaṭ) (plural قرمطڔ (qarmaṭeṛ))

1. having a developmental or neurological disorder
2. (proscribed, offensive) stupid, dumb, retarded

Derived terms

• قرمش (qarmaš)