עדשה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ע־ד־שׁ (ʿ-d-sh)

Compare Arabic عَدَس (ʕadas, “lentil”) and Arabic عَدَسَة (ʕadasa, “lens”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)adaˈʃa/

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Noun

עֲדָשָׁה • (adashá) f (plural indefinite עֲדָשִׁים, singular construct עַדְשַׁת־)

1. lentil, lens

Noun

עֲדָשָׁה • (adashá) f (plural indefinite עֲדָשׁוֹת, singular construct עַדְשַׁת־)

1. (optics) lens

References

• “עדשה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• עדשה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he
• עדשה תרבותית on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he