عقد

Root entry · 14 derived lemmas

This root primarily concerns the concept of binding, tying, or fastening, extending to agreements, contracts, and resolutions. It also encompasses ideas of strengthening, securing, and resolving matters, as well as physical knots and clusters.

Derived headwords

عَقَدَverb

1.
to tie, to knotboth
To fasten something by tying a knot.
2.
to conclude (a contract)both
To finalize and agree upon a contract or treaty.
3.
to resolve, to decideboth
To make a firm decision or resolution.
4.
to bind (emotionally)classical
To form a strong emotional attachment or commitment.

عُقْدَةnoun

1.
knotboth
A fastening made by tying a piece of string, cord, or the like.
2.
village (with palms)classical
A village characterized by a large number of palm trees.
3.
resolution, decisionboth
A firm decision or the state of being resolved.
4.
difficulty, problemboth
An obstacle or a complex issue.
5.
cluster (of pasture)classical
A patch of pastureland, especially one that was grazed in the previous year.

عَقْدnoun

1.
contract, agreementboth
A formal agreement between two or more parties.
2.
binding, tyingboth
The act of tying or fastening something.
3.
tribe, clanclassical
A group of people, often a subdivision of a larger tribe.
4.
type of dateclassical
A specific variety of dates.

اعْتَقَدَverb

1.
to believeboth
To hold an opinion or conviction about something.
2.
to tie, to bindclassical
To fasten or secure something firmly.

مَعْقُودadjective

1.
tied, knottedboth
Fastened with a knot.
2.
bound, contractedboth
Formally agreed upon or concluded.
3.
woven (fabric)classical
A type of fabric, specifically a brocade from Hajar.

عَقِيدَةnoun

1.
creed, doctrineboth
A set of beliefs or principles, especially religious ones.
2.
firm opinion, convictionboth
A strongly held belief or viewpoint.

عُنْقُودnoun

1.
bunch, clusterboth
A collection of things growing or grouped together, typically grapes.

عَقَدَانnoun

1.
type of dateclassical
A variety of dates.

عَقِيدِيّadjective

1.
related to a tribeclassical
Pertaining to a specific tribe or clan.

عَقَدِيّadjective

1.
belonging to the 'Aqd tribeclassical
A person or thing attributed to the 'Aqd tribe.

عُنْقَادnoun

1.
bunch, clusterclassical
A variant term for a bunch or cluster, especially of grapes.

مُعَقَّدadjective

1.
complicated, complexboth
Difficult to understand or deal with.
2.
treated, tamedclassical
Subjected to treatment or taming, often through magical means.

مَعْقُود الرأيphrase

1.
firm in opinionclassical
Having a fixed or unchangeable opinion.

بَنُو عُقَيْدَةname

1.
Banu 'Uqaydahclassical
A tribal name, referring to a lineage within Quraysh and other Arab groups.

Parallel reading

ويقال للقرية الكثيرة النخل: عقدة

And a village with many palm trees is called 'uqdah.

وكأن الرجل إذا اتخذ ذلك فقد أحكم أمره عند نفسه واستوثق منه

And it is as if when a man takes that, he has secured his affairs within himself and made them reliable.

ثم صيروا كل شيء يستوثق الرجل به لنفسه ويعتمد عليه عقدة

Then they made everything by which a man secures himself and relies upon it an 'uqdah.

ويقال للرجل إذا سكن غضبه: قد تحللت عقده

And it is said of a man whose anger has subsided: his knots have been untied.

واعتقد كذا بقلبه وليس له معقود أي عقد رأي

And he believed such-and-such in his heart, and he has no 'ma'qud', meaning a resolved opinion.

وفي الحديث: أن رجلا كان يبايع وفي عقدته ضعف أي في رأيه ونظره في مصالح نفسه

And in the hadith: A man used to trade, and in his 'uqdatuhu' there was weakness, meaning in his opinion and his foresight regarding his own interests.

والعقد والعقدان: ضرب من التمر

And al-'aqd and al-'aqdan: a type of date.

والعقد، وقيل العقد: قبيلة من اليمن ثم من بني عبد شمس بن سعد

And al-'aqd, and it was said al-'aqd: a tribe from Yemen, then from Banu Abd Shams ibn Sa'd.

وبنو عقيدة: قبيلة من قريش

And Banu 'Uqaydah: a tribe from Quraysh.

والعقد: بطون من تميم

And al-'aqd: clans from Tamim.

والعنقود: واحد عناقيد العنب، والعنقاد لغة فيه

And al-'unqūd: one of the bunches of grapes, and al-'unqād is a variant pronunciation for it.

والعقدة من المرعى: هي الجنبة ما كان فيها من مرعى عام أول، فهو عقدة وعروة

And the 'uqdah of pasture: it is the thicket where there was pasture in the first year, so it is an 'uqdah and 'urwah.

وفي حديث ابن عمرو: ألم أكن أعلم السباع هاهنا كثيرا؟ قيل: نعم ولكنها عقدت فهي تخالط البهائم ولا تهيجها

And in the hadith of Ibn Amr: Did I not know there were many wild animals here? It was said: Yes, but they have been 'uqidat' (treated/tamed) so they mix with the livestock and do not harm them.

يعني عقدت ومنعت أن تضر البهائم

Meaning they were 'uqidat' and prevented from harming the livestock.

وفي حديث أبي موسى: أنه كسا في كفارة اليمين ثوبين ظهرانيا ومعقدا

And in the hadith of Abu Musa: He wore for the expiation of an oath two garments, a plain one and a 'mu'aqqad'.

المعقد: ضرب من برود هجر

Al-mu'aqqad: a type of brocade from Hajar.