معقد

معقد

Arabic

Etymology

Derived from the passive participle of the verb عَقَّدَ‎ (ʿaqqada, “to tie together in knots”), from the root ع ق د‎ (ʿ-q-d); compare عَقْد‎ (ʿaqd, “contract”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

مُعَقَّد • (muʿaqqad) (feminine مُعَقَّدَة‎ (muʿaqqada), masculine plural مُعَقَّدُونَ‎ (muʿaqqadūna), feminine plural مُعَقَّدَات‎ (muʿaqqadāt))

1. (literally) tied in many knots
2. complicated, complex, intricate, hard to understand

Declension

Declension of adjective مُعَقَّد (muʿaqqad)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعَقَّد muʿaqqad	الْمُعَقَّد‎ al-muʿaqqad	مُعَقَّدَة‎ muʿaqqada	الْمُعَقَّدَة‎ al-muʿaqqada
Nominative	مُعَقَّدٌ muʿaqqadun	الْمُعَقَّدُ‎ al-muʿaqqadu	مُعَقَّدَةٌ‎ muʿaqqadatun	الْمُعَقَّدَةُ‎ al-muʿaqqadatu
Accusative	مُعَقَّدًا‎ muʿaqqadan	الْمُعَقَّدَ‎ al-muʿaqqada	مُعَقَّدَةً‎ muʿaqqadatan	الْمُعَقَّدَةَ‎ al-muʿaqqadata
Genitive	مُعَقَّدٍ muʿaqqadin	الْمُعَقَّدِ‎ al-muʿaqqadi	مُعَقَّدَةٍ‎ muʿaqqadatin	الْمُعَقَّدَةِ‎ al-muʿaqqadati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعَقَّدَيْن‎ muʿaqqadayn	الْمُعَقَّدَيْن‎ al-muʿaqqadayn	مُعَقَّدَتَيْن‎ muʿaqqadatayn	الْمُعَقَّدَتَيْن‎ al-muʿaqqadatayn
Nominative	مُعَقَّدَانِ‎ muʿaqqadāni	الْمُعَقَّدَانِ‎ al-muʿaqqadāni	مُعَقَّدَتَانِ‎ muʿaqqadatāni	الْمُعَقَّدَتَانِ‎ al-muʿaqqadatāni
Accusative	مُعَقَّدَيْنِ‎ muʿaqqadayni	الْمُعَقَّدَيْنِ‎ al-muʿaqqadayni	مُعَقَّدَتَيْنِ‎ muʿaqqadatayni	الْمُعَقَّدَتَيْنِ‎ al-muʿaqqadatayni
Genitive	مُعَقَّدَيْنِ‎ muʿaqqadayni	الْمُعَقَّدَيْنِ‎ al-muʿaqqadayni	مُعَقَّدَتَيْنِ‎ muʿaqqadatayni	الْمُعَقَّدَتَيْنِ‎ al-muʿaqqadatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعَقَّدِين‎ muʿaqqadīn	الْمُعَقَّدِين‎ al-muʿaqqadīn	مُعَقَّدَات‎ muʿaqqadāt	الْمُعَقَّدَات‎ al-muʿaqqadāt
Nominative	مُعَقَّدُونَ‎ muʿaqqadūna	الْمُعَقَّدُونَ‎ al-muʿaqqadūna	مُعَقَّدَاتٌ‎ muʿaqqadātun	الْمُعَقَّدَاتُ‎ al-muʿaqqadātu
Accusative	مُعَقَّدِينَ‎ muʿaqqadīna	الْمُعَقَّدِينَ‎ al-muʿaqqadīna	مُعَقَّدَاتٍ‎ muʿaqqadātin	الْمُعَقَّدَاتِ‎ al-muʿaqqadāti
Genitive	مُعَقَّدِينَ‎ muʿaqqadīna	الْمُعَقَّدِينَ‎ al-muʿaqqadīna	مُعَقَّدَاتٍ‎ muʿaqqadātin	الْمُعَقَّدَاتِ‎ al-muʿaqqadāti

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863), “معقد”, in Arabic-English Lexicon, London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “معقد”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎, London: W.H. Allen

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ق د‎

Etymology

From Arabic مُعَقَّد‎ (muʿaqqad). Equivalent to the passive participle of عقّد‎ (ʕaʔʔad, “to tie several knots; to complicate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Urban) /mʕaʔ.ʔad/, [ˈmʕaʔ.ʔad]
• IPA^(key): (Bedouin) /mʕaɡ.ɡad/, [ˈmʕaɡ.ɡad]

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Adjective

معقّد • (mʕaʔʔad) (feminine معقّدة‎ (mʕaʔʔade), common plural معقّدين‎ (mʕaʔʔadīn))

1. knotted, tied with sevaral knots
2. (by extension) complicated, complex, knotty

   Synonym: عويص‎ (ʕawīṣ)

   Antonym: بسيط‎ (basīṭ)

3. (by extension) suffering from a complex, hung up

See also

• صعب‎ (ṣaʕb, “hard, difficult”)