עדשה
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Hebrew
[edit]Etymology
[edit]| Root |
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| ע־ד־שׁ (ʿ-d-sh) |
Compare Arabic عَدَس (ʕadas, “lentil”) and Arabic عَدَسَة (ʕadasa, “lens”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(ʔ)adaˈʃa/
Audio: (file)
Noun
[edit]עֲדָשָׁה • (adashá) f (plural indefinite עֲדָשִׁים, singular construct עַדְשַׁת־)
Noun
[edit]עֲדָשָׁה • (adashá) f (plural indefinite עֲדָשׁוֹת, singular construct עַדְשַׁת־)
- (optics) lens (an object, usually made of glass, that focuses or defocuses the light that passes through it)
- (anatomy) lens (the transparent crystalline structure in the eye)
References
[edit]- “עדשה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
[edit]עדשה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
