عقدة

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See also: عقده

Arabic

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Root
ع ق د (ʕ q d)
15 terms

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʕuq.da/
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Noun

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عُقْدَة (ʕuqdaf (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

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References

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