عقدة

See also: عقده

Arabic

Root
ع ق د (ʕ q d)
15 terms

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕuq.da/

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  • (Hijazi) IPA^(key): /ʕuɡ.da/

Noun

عُقْدَة • (ʕuqda) f (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

Declension of noun عُقْدَة (ʕuqda)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُقْدَة ʕuqda	الْعُقْدَة al-ʕuqda	عُقْدَة ʕuqdat
Nominative	عُقْدَةٌ ʕuqdatun	الْعُقْدَةُ al-ʕuqdatu	عُقْدَةُ ʕuqdatu
Accusative	عُقْدَةً ʕuqdatan	الْعُقْدَةَ al-ʕuqdata	عُقْدَةَ ʕuqdata
Genitive	عُقْدَةٍ ʕuqdatin	الْعُقْدَةِ al-ʕuqdati	عُقْدَةِ ʕuqdati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُقْدَتَيْن ʕuqdatayn	الْعُقْدَتَيْن al-ʕuqdatayn	عُقْدَتَيْ ʕuqdatay
Nominative	عُقْدَتَانِ ʕuqdatāni	الْعُقْدَتَانِ al-ʕuqdatāni	عُقْدَتَا ʕuqdatā
Accusative	عُقْدَتَيْنِ ʕuqdatayni	الْعُقْدَتَيْنِ al-ʕuqdatayni	عُقْدَتَيْ ʕuqdatay
Genitive	عُقْدَتَيْنِ ʕuqdatayni	الْعُقْدَتَيْنِ al-ʕuqdatayni	عُقْدَتَيْ ʕuqdatay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عُقَد ʕuqad	الْعُقَد al-ʕuqad	عُقَد ʕuqad
Nominative	عُقَدٌ ʕuqadun	الْعُقَدُ al-ʕuqadu	عُقَدُ ʕuqadu
Accusative	عُقَدًا ʕuqadan	الْعُقَدَ al-ʕuqada	عُقَدَ ʕuqada
Genitive	عُقَدٍ ʕuqadin	الْعُقَدِ al-ʕuqadi	عُقَدِ ʕuqadi

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “عقد”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN