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Etymology 1

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Root
ك د د (k-d-d)

Noun

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كَدَاد (kadādm (collective, singulative كَدَادَة f (kadāda))

  1. Astragalus spinosus, rare form of قَتَاد (qatād).
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Aramaic גדאדא / ܓܕܕܐ (gḏāḏā).

Alternative forms

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Noun

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كُدَّاد (kuddādm

  1. (obsolete, rare) threads, webbing
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References

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  • gdd”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Fraenkel, Siegmund (1886) Die aramäischen Fremdwörter im Arabischen (in German), Leiden: E. J. Brill, page 256
  • Nöldeke, Theodor (1915), in: Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden[1] (in German), volume 3, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 444
  • Ullmann, Manfred (1959–1970) Wörterbuch der klassischen arabischen Sprache. Band I (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 78b