أَعْقَدُ
Root: عقد
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أَعْقَدُ
A wolf, and a dog, and a ram, and any other animal, having a twisted tail [as though it were tied in a knot]: and [the fem.] عَقْدَآءُ, a sheep or goat (شَاة) having a twisted tail as though it were knotted or tied in a knot. And الأَعْقَدُ signifies The dog; a well-known name thereof; because of his tail's being twisted as though it were tied in a knot.
2 And A crooked tail.
3 And A stallion [app. of the camels] that raises his tail; which he does by reason of sprightliness.
4 And A he-goat having a twist, or a knot, in his horn.
5 For one of its meanings as an epithet applied to a dog, see عُقْدَةٌ, latter half.
6 Also, and عَقِدٌ , A man having an impediment in his tongue; unable to speak freely; tongue-tied.
7 And لَئِيمٌ أَعْقَدُ A mean man, of difficult, or stubborn, disposition.
8 And [the fem.] عَقْدَآءُ signifies A female slave.
2 And A crooked tail.
3 And A stallion [app. of the camels] that raises his tail; which he does by reason of sprightliness.
4 And A he-goat having a twist, or a knot, in his horn.
5 For one of its meanings as an epithet applied to a dog, see عُقْدَةٌ, latter half.
6 Also, and عَقِدٌ , A man having an impediment in his tongue; unable to speak freely; tongue-tied.
7 And لَئِيمٌ أَعْقَدُ A mean man, of difficult, or stubborn, disposition.
8 And [the fem.] عَقْدَآءُ signifies A female slave.
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