معقد

Arabic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

مُعَقَّد • (muʿaqqad) (feminine مُعَقَّدَة‎ (muʿaqqada), masculine plural مُعَقَّدُون‎ (muʿaqqadūn))

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

Declension

Declension of adjective مُعَقَّد (muʿaqqad)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعَقَّد muʿaqqad	الْمُعَقَّد‎ al-muʿaqqad	مُعَقَّدَة‎ muʿaqqada	الْمُعَقَّدَة‎ al-muʿaqqada
Nominative	مُعَقَّدٌ muʿaqqadun	الْمُعَقَّدُ‎ al-muʿaqqadu	مُعَقَّدَةٌ‎ muʿaqqadatun	الْمُعَقَّدَةُ‎ al-muʿaqqadatu
Accusative	مُعَقَّدًا‎ muʿaqqadan	الْمُعَقَّدَ‎ al-muʿaqqada	مُعَقَّدَةً‎ muʿaqqadatan	الْمُعَقَّدَةَ‎ al-muʿaqqadata
Genitive	مُعَقَّدٍ muʿaqqadin	الْمُعَقَّدِ‎ al-muʿaqqadi	مُعَقَّدَةٍ‎ muʿaqqadatin	الْمُعَقَّدَةِ‎ al-muʿaqqadati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعَقَّدَيْن‎ muʿaqqadayn	الْمُعَقَّدَيْن‎ al-muʿaqqadayn	مُعَقَّدَتَيْن‎ muʿaqqadatayn	الْمُعَقَّدَتَيْن‎ al-muʿaqqadatayn
Nominative	مُعَقَّدَانِ‎ muʿaqqadāni	الْمُعَقَّدَانِ‎ al-muʿaqqadāni	مُعَقَّدَتَانِ‎ muʿaqqadatāni	الْمُعَقَّدَتَانِ‎ al-muʿaqqadatāni
Accusative	مُعَقَّدَيْنِ‎ muʿaqqadayni	الْمُعَقَّدَيْنِ‎ al-muʿaqqadayni	مُعَقَّدَتَيْنِ‎ muʿaqqadatayni	الْمُعَقَّدَتَيْنِ‎ al-muʿaqqadatayni
Genitive	مُعَقَّدَيْنِ‎ muʿaqqadayni	الْمُعَقَّدَيْنِ‎ al-muʿaqqadayni	مُعَقَّدَتَيْنِ‎ muʿaqqadatayni	الْمُعَقَّدَتَيْنِ‎ al-muʿaqqadatayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُعَقَّدِين‎ muʿaqqadīn	الْمُعَقَّدِين‎ al-muʿaqqadīn	مُعَقَّدَات‎ muʿaqqadāt	الْمُعَقَّدَات‎ al-muʿaqqadāt
Nominative	مُعَقَّدُونَ‎ muʿaqqadūna	الْمُعَقَّدُونَ‎ al-muʿaqqadūna	مُعَقَّدَاتٌ‎ muʿaqqadātun	الْمُعَقَّدَاتُ‎ al-muʿaqqadātu
Accusative	مُعَقَّدِينَ‎ muʿaqqadīna	الْمُعَقَّدِينَ‎ al-muʿaqqadīna	مُعَقَّدَاتٍ‎ muʿaqqadātin	الْمُعَقَّدَاتِ‎ al-muʿaqqadāti
Genitive	مُعَقَّدِينَ‎ muʿaqqadīna	الْمُعَقَّدِينَ‎ al-muʿaqqadīna	مُعَقَّدَاتٍ‎ muʿaqqadātin	الْمُعَقَّدَاتِ‎ al-muʿaqqadāti

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

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