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
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Adjective
مُعَقَّد • (muʕaqqad) (feminine مُعَقَّدَة (muʕaqqada), masculine plural مُعَقَّدُونَ (muʕaqqadūna), feminine plural مُعَقَّدَات (muʕaqqadāt))
- (literally) tied in many knots
- 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, London: Williams & Norgate
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884), “معقد”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary, London: W.H. Allen
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| ع ق د |
Etymology
From Arabic مُعَقَّد (muʕaqqad). Equivalent to the passive participle of عقّد (ʕaʔʔad, “to tie several knots; to complicate”) .
Pronunciation
Adjective
معقّد • (mʕaʔʔad) (feminine معقّدة (mʕaʔʔade), common plural معقّدين (mʕaʔʔadīn))
See also
- صعب (ṣaʕb, “hard, difficult”)
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