هندباء

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هندباء

/hin.di.baːʔ/

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From Aramaic הּנְדְּבָא / ܗܶܢܕܒܳܐ (hendǝḇā), cognate to Arabic هَدَب (hadab, “twisted leaves or sprigs; cilium”). From Semitic also Medieval Greek ἔντυβον (éntubon), whence reborrowed Classical Syriac ܐܢܛܘܒܝܐ (anṭūbiyā, “endive, dandelion, chicory”) and the European terms Late Latin intibus, English endive etc.

noun هِنْدِبَاء · hindibāʔ · الْهِنْدِبَاء · هِنْدِبَاءُ

collective dandelion (Taraxacum gen.)
collective chicory, endive (Cichorium gen.)

In English

dandelion plant, wild flower of the genus Taraxacum
chicory common chicory (Cichorium intybus)
endive leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia

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"هندباء." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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هندباء. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1

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"هندباء." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {هندباء},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ar/%D9%87%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}