عدس

العربية

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عدس

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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 [Term?] (ḍàsì-to).

noun عَدَس · ʕadas · عَدَسَة · الْعَدَس

collective lentils

In English

dal a dried husked pulse
lentil plant Lens culinaris

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"عدس." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%B3. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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عدس. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%B3

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"عدس." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%B3.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {عدس},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%B3},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}