عَقَدَ (ʿaqada)to hold

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb عَقَدَ (ʿaqada) — “to hold”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation (1): عَقَدَ يَعْقِدُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
عَقَدَ ʿaqadaيَعْقِدُ yaʿqiduاِعْقِدْ aiʿqidعَقْد ʿaqd

Conjugation (2): عَقَّدَ يُعَقِّدُ

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
عَقَّدَ ʿaqaadaيُعَقِّدُ yuʿaqiiduعَقِّدْ ʿaqiidتَعْقِيدٌ taʿqīdun

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to hold

    • عَقَدَ الاِجْتِمَاعَ فِي السَّاعَةِ العَاشِرَةِ.He held the meeting at ten o'clock.
    • عَقَدَ المُعَلِّمُ نَدْوَةً لِلطُّلَّابِ.The teacher held a seminar for the students.
    • أَلَمْ تَعْقِدِ الأُمَمُ المُتَّحِدَةُ مُؤْتَمَرًا لِلسَّلَامِ؟Didn't the United Nations hold a peace conference?
  2. 2. to conclude

    • عَقَدَتِ الشَّرِكَتَانِ عَقْدًا جَدِيدًا لِلتَّعَاوُنِ.The two companies concluded a new contract for cooperation.
    • عَقَدَتِ الدُّوَلُ مُعَاهَدَةَ سَلَامٍ دَائِمٍ.The nations concluded a permanent peace treaty.
    • عَقَدَ الْقَاضِي قِرَانَ الزَّوْجَيْنِ.The judge concluded the marriage contract of the couple.
  3. 3. to tie

    • عَقَدَ الحِبَالَ بِقُوَّةٍ.He tied the ropes tightly.
    • عَقَدَ العَزْمَ عَلَى تَغْيِيرِ حَيَاتِهِ بَعْدَ أَنْ رَأَى نَتَائِجَ إِصْرَارِهِ.He resolved to change his life after seeing the results of his persistence.
  4. 4. to contract, appoint

    • عَقَدَتِ الشَّرِكَتَانِ اتِّفَاقًا جَدِيدًا.The two companies contracted a new agreement.
    • عَقَدَ الْقَاضِي جَلْسَةَ اسْتِمَاعٍ.The judge appointed a hearing session.
  5. 5. to establish

    • عَقَدَ المُجْتَمَعُ اجْتِمَاعًا.The society established a meeting.
    • عَقَدَ الوَالِدَانِ اتِّفَاقًا لِصَالِحِ أَبْنَائِهِمَا.The parents established an agreement for the benefit of their children.
    • أَلَمْ تَعْقِدِ الشَّرِكَةُ صَفْقَةً جَدِيدَةً؟Didn't the company establish a new deal?
  6. 6. to make

    • عَقَدَ التَّاجِرَانِ صَفْقَةً لِتَبَادُلِ البَضَائِعِ.The two merchants made a deal to exchange goods.
    • عَقَدَ الشَّرِيكَانِ اتِّفَاقِيَّةً جَدِيدَةً لِتَطْوِيرِ العَمَلِ.The partners made a new agreement to develop the business.
    • عَقَدَ القَائِدُ مُعَاهَدَةَ سِلْمٍ مَعَ الأَعْدَاءِ.The leader made a peace treaty with the enemies.
  7. 7. to tie, to conclude

    • عَقَدَ المُجْلِسُ اجْتِمَاعًا هَامًّا.The council concluded an important meeting.
    • أَلَمْ تَعْقِدْ مَعَهُ اتِّفَاقًا؟Didn't you conclude an agreement with him?
    • عَقَدَ المُعَلِّمُ نَدْوَةً عِلْمِيَّةً مُفَصَّلَةً لِلطُّلَّابِ.The teacher concluded a detailed scientific conference for the students.
  8. 8. to assign

    • عَقَدَ الْمُدِيرُ لِلْمُوَظَّفِ عَلَى الْمَشْرُوعِ الْجَدِيدِ.The manager assigned the employee to the new project.
    • عَقَدَ الْأَبُ لِابْنِهِ عَلَى مَسْؤُولِيَّةِ الْبَيْتِ فِي غِيَابِهِ.The father assigned his son the responsibility of the house in his absence.
    • هَلْ عَقَدَ الْمَلِكُ لِلْوَزِيرِ عَلَى الْوِلَايَةِ الْبَعِيدَةِ؟Did the king assign the minister to the distant province?

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