عدس

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Etymology

Akin to Hebrew עֲדָשָׁה (ʿăḏāšā́), Ugaritic 𐎓𐎄𐎌 (ʿadašu, lentil), Akkadian 𒂊𒁲𒋳 (edešu, bud, sprout), and Arabic عَلَس (ʕalas, emmer). From Proto-Semitic *ʕadaš-, cognate with Proto-Central Chadic *HVdas- (seed), Bacama/Bata (ḍàsì-to).

Noun

عَدَس (ʕadasm (collective, singulative عَدَسَة f (ʕadasa))

  1. lentils

Declension

References

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَدَس (ʕadas).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? aḏas
Dari reading? adas
Iranian reading? adas
Tajik reading? adas

Noun

Dari دال
Iranian Persian عدس
Tajik наск

عدس ('adas) (plural عدس‌ها ('adas-hâ))

  1. lentil

Derived terms

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic عَدَس (ʕadas).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.das/,
  • Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

Noun

عدس (ʕadasm (collective, singulative عدسة f (ʕadase))

  1. (uncountable) lentils

Urdu

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian عدس ('adas), from Arabic عَدَس (ʕadas).

Pronunciation

Noun

عَدَس ('adasf (Hindi spelling अदस)

  1. lentil
    Synonym: دال (dāl)

References

  • عدس”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • عدس”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.