Wehr Wednesdays #118

A new word or phrase from the Hans Wehr dictionary, every Wednesday.


عقدة نقص ‘u. naqṣ inferiority complex


Root: ع-ق-د

Page: 735*

Example: “أَظُنُّ أَنَّهُ يُعاني مِن عُقْدةِ نَقْص”

Translation: “I think he suffers from an inferiority complex”



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* The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th Edition

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