مُعَقَدٌ
Root: عقد
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مُعَقَدٌ
[Tied in many knots]. One says خُيُوطٌ
مُعَقَّدَةٌ [Threads, or strings, tied in many knots]: the latter word being with teshdeed to denote muchness, or multiplicity.
2 And [hence] applied to language, as meaning Rendered obscure: or [simply] obscure.
3 See also مَعْقُودٌ.
4 And see عَقِيد.
5 It also occurs in a trad. as meaning A sort of بُرْد, of the manufacture of Hejer.
2 And [hence] applied to language, as meaning Rendered obscure: or [simply] obscure.
3 See also مَعْقُودٌ.
4 And see عَقِيد.
5 It also occurs in a trad. as meaning A sort of بُرْد, of the manufacture of Hejer.
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