أعقد

Arabic edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ʔaʕ.qad/

Etymology 1 edit

Has the form of an elative of the root ع ق د (ʕ-q-d); compare عَقَّدَ (ʕaqqada, “to knot, to make complicated”).

Adjective edit

أَعْقَد • (ʔaʕqad)

knottier; knottiest
more complicated; most complicated

References edit

Wehr, Hans (1979) “عقد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

Etymology 2 edit

Color or defect adjective from the root ع ق د (ʕ-q-d); compare عَقَدَ (ʕaqada, “to knot”).

Adjective edit

أَعْقَد • (ʔaʕqad) (feminine عَقْدَاء (ʕaqdāʔ), common plural عُقْد (ʕuqd))

knotty, gnarled

Declension edit

Declension of adjective أَعْقَد (ʔaʕqad)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular diptote		basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَعْقَد ʔaʕqad	الْأَعْقَد al-ʔaʕqad	عَقْدَاء ʕaqdāʔ	الْعَقْدَاء al-ʕaqdāʔ
Nominative	أَعْقَدُ ʔaʕqadu	الْأَعْقَدُ al-ʔaʕqadu	عَقْدَاءُ ʕaqdāʔu	الْعَقْدَاءُ al-ʕaqdāʔu
Accusative	أَعْقَدَ ʔaʕqada	الْأَعْقَدَ al-ʔaʕqada	عَقْدَاءَ ʕaqdāʔa	الْعَقْدَاءَ al-ʕaqdāʔa
Genitive	أَعْقَدَ ʔaʕqada	الْأَعْقَدِ al-ʔaʕqadi	عَقْدَاءَ ʕaqdāʔa	الْعَقْدَاءِ al-ʕaqdāʔi
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	أَعْقَدَيْن ʔaʕqadayn	الْأَعْقَدَيْن al-ʔaʕqadayn	عَقْدَاءَيْن ʕaqdāʔayn	الْعَقْدَاءَيْن al-ʕaqdāʔayn
Nominative	أَعْقَدَانِ ʔaʕqadāni	الْأَعْقَدَانِ al-ʔaʕqadāni	عَقْدَاءَانِ ʕaqdāʔāni	الْعَقْدَاءَانِ al-ʕaqdāʔāni
Accusative	أَعْقَدَيْنِ ʔaʕqadayni	الْأَعْقَدَيْنِ al-ʔaʕqadayni	عَقْدَاءَيْنِ ʕaqdāʔayni	الْعَقْدَاءَيْنِ al-ʕaqdāʔayni
Genitive	أَعْقَدَيْنِ ʔaʕqadayni	الْأَعْقَدَيْنِ al-ʔaʕqadayni	عَقْدَاءَيْنِ ʕaqdāʔayni	الْعَقْدَاءَيْنِ al-ʕaqdāʔayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	basic broken plural triptote		basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	عُقْد ʕuqd	الْعُقْد al-ʕuqd	عُقْد ʕuqd	الْعُقْد al-ʕuqd
Nominative	عُقْدٌ ʕuqdun	الْعُقْدُ al-ʕuqdu	عُقْدٌ ʕuqdun	الْعُقْدُ al-ʕuqdu
Accusative	عُقْدًا ʕuqdan	الْعُقْدَ al-ʕuqda	عُقْدًا ʕuqdan	الْعُقْدَ al-ʕuqda
Genitive	عُقْدٍ ʕuqdin	الْعُقْدِ al-ʕuqdi	عُقْدٍ ʕuqdin	الْعُقْدِ al-ʕuqdi