معقد

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.ʕaq.qad/

• Audio:

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  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /mu.ʕaɡ.ɡad/, [mʊ.ʕaɡ.ɡad]

Adjective

مُعَقَّد • (muʕaqqad) (feminine مُعَقَّدَة (muʕaqqada), masculine plural مُعَقَّدُونَ (muʕaqqadūna), feminine plural مُعَقَّدَات (muʕaqqadāt))

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

Declension

Declension of adjective مُعَقَّد (muʕaqqad)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعَقَّد muʕaqqad	الْمُعَقَّد al-muʕaqqad	مُعَقَّدَة muʕaqqada	الْمُعَقَّدَة al-muʕaqqada
Nominative	مُعَقَّدٌ muʕaqqadun	الْمُعَقَّدُ al-muʕaqqadu	مُعَقَّدَةٌ muʕaqqadatun	الْمُعَقَّدَةُ al-muʕaqqadatu
Accusative	مُعَقَّدًا muʕaqqadan	الْمُعَقَّدَ al-muʕaqqada	مُعَقَّدَةً muʕaqqadatan	الْمُعَقَّدَةَ al-muʕaqqadata
Genitive	مُعَقَّدٍ muʕaqqadin	الْمُعَقَّدِ al-muʕaqqadi	مُعَقَّدَةٍ muʕaqqadatin	الْمُعَقَّدَةِ al-muʕaqqadati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعَقَّدَيْن muʕaqqadayn	الْمُعَقَّدَيْن al-muʕaqqadayn	مُعَقَّدَتَيْن muʕaqqadatayn	الْمُعَقَّدَتَيْن al-muʕaqqadatayn
Nominative	مُعَقَّدَانِ muʕaqqadāni	الْمُعَقَّدَانِ al-muʕaqqadāni	مُعَقَّدَتَانِ muʕaqqadatāni	الْمُعَقَّدَتَانِ al-muʕaqqadatāni
Accusative	مُعَقَّدَيْنِ muʕaqqadayni	الْمُعَقَّدَيْنِ al-muʕaqqadayni	مُعَقَّدَتَيْنِ muʕaqqadatayni	الْمُعَقَّدَتَيْنِ al-muʕaqqadatayni
Genitive	مُعَقَّدَيْنِ muʕaqqadayni	الْمُعَقَّدَيْنِ al-muʕaqqadayni	مُعَقَّدَتَيْنِ muʕaqqadatayni	الْمُعَقَّدَتَيْنِ al-muʕaqqadatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعَقَّدِين muʕaqqadīn	الْمُعَقَّدِين al-muʕaqqadīn	مُعَقَّدَات muʕaqqadāt	الْمُعَقَّدَات al-muʕaqqadāt
Nominative	مُعَقَّدُونَ muʕaqqadūna	الْمُعَقَّدُونَ al-muʕaqqadūna	مُعَقَّدَاتٌ muʕaqqadātun	الْمُعَقَّدَاتُ al-muʕaqqadātu
Accusative	مُعَقَّدِينَ muʕaqqadīna	الْمُعَقَّدِينَ al-muʕaqqadīna	مُعَقَّدَاتٍ muʕaqqadātin	الْمُعَقَّدَاتِ al-muʕaqqadāti
Genitive	مُعَقَّدِينَ muʕaqqadīna	الْمُعَقَّدِينَ al-muʕaqqadīna	مُعَقَّدَاتٍ muʕaqqadātin	الْمُعَقَّدَاتِ al-muʕaqqadāti

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “معقد”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “معقد”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ع ق د
3 terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Ramallah):

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Adjective

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

1. knotted, tied with several 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”)