جعضيض

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جعضيض

/d͡ʒaʕ.dˤiːdˤ/

Where it comes from

In Classical Arabic يَعْضِيض (yaʕḍīḍ), from عَضَّ (ʕaḍḍa, “to bite”) 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).

noun جَعْضِيض · jaʕḍīḍ · الْجَعْضِيض · جَعْضِيضٌ

common sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
Similar: تِفَاف
sometimes endive (Cichorium gen. et spp. of the same tribe)
Similar: هِنْدِبَاء

In English

sow thistle thistle

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"جعضيض." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%B9%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%B6. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

جعضيض. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%B9%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%B6

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"جعضيض." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%B9%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%B6.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {جعضيض},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%AC%D8%B9%D8%B6%D9%8A%D8%B6},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}