עדשה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ע־ד־שׁ (ʿ-d-sh)
1 term

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

Pronunciation

• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕăðɔːˈʃɔː/ [ʕaðɔːˈʃɔː]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʕəðɔˈʃɔ/ [ʕæðɔːˈʃɔː]
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)adaˈʃa/

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Noun

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

1. lentil, lens

Noun

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

1. (optics) lens (an object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it)
2. (anatomy) lens (the transparent crystalline structure in the eye)

References

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

Further reading

• עדשה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he
• עדשה (עין) on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he
• עדשה תרבותית on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he