Arabic edit

Root
ع ق د (ʕ-q-d)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʕuq.da/
  • (file)

Noun edit

عُقْدَة (ʕuqdaf (plural عُقَد (ʕuqad))

  1. knot
    • 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 113:4:
      وَمِنْ شَرِّ النَّفَّاثَاتِ فِي الْعُقَدِ
      wa-min šarri n-naffāṯāti fi al-ʕuqadi
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. knot, nautical mile
  3. (psychology) complex (set of deep-rooted emotions that negatively influence one)

Declension edit

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