جعضيض

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Arabic

جعضيضSonchus oleraceus

Etymology

In Classical Arabic يَعْضِيض (yaʕḍīḍ), from the root ع ض ض (ʕ-ḍ-ḍ) due to its jagged appearance, altered after a scheme known from جَرْبُوز (jarbūz) and جَرْبُوع (jarbūʕ), perhaps also under influence of the plant-names جَعْدَة (jaʕda) and جُعْدَة (juʕda).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒaʕ.dˤiːdˤ/

Noun

جَعْضِيض (jaʕḍīḍm

  1. common sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
    Synonym: تِفَاف (tifāf)
  2. (sometimes) endive (Cichorium gen. et spp. of the same tribe)
    Synonym: هِنْدِبَاء (hindibāʔ)
    Hyponym: طَرَخَشْقُون (ṭaraḵašqūn)

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