عدسة

Arabic

Etymology

Singulative noun of عَدَس (ʕadas).

Noun

عَدَسَة (ʕadasa) f (singulative, collective عَدَس m (ʕadas))

  1. lentil

Declension

Noun

عَدَسَة (ʕadasa) f (plural عَدَسَات (ʕadasāt))

  1. lens, magnifying glass

Declension

References

South Levantine Arabic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕa.da.se/, [ˈʕa.da.se]
  • IPA(key): /ʕa.da.sa/, [ˈʕa.da.sa]
  • (file)

Etymology 1

From Arabic عَدَسَة (ʕadasa).

Noun

عدسة (ʕadase) f (singulative, collective عدس m (ʕadas))

  1. lentil

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Arabic عَدَسَة (ʕadasa)

Noun

عدسة (ʕadase) f (plural عدسات (ʕadasāt))

  1. lens
  2. contact lens
    عدسة لاصقةʕadase lāṣiqacontact lens (literally, “sticking lens”)
    (file)
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