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

  • (file)

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

References

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

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

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)
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