عدسة

Arabic

Root
ع د س (ʕ-d-s)

Etymology

Singulative noun of عَدَس (ʕadas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʕa.da.sa/

Noun

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

1. lentil

Declension

Declension of noun عَدَسَة (ʕadasa)

Singulative	singulative triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَدَسَة ʕadasa	الْعَدَسَة al-ʕadasa	عَدَسَة ʕadasat
Nominative	عَدَسَةٌ ʕadasatun	الْعَدَسَةُ al-ʕadasatu	عَدَسَةُ ʕadasatu
Accusative	عَدَسَةً ʕadasatan	الْعَدَسَةَ al-ʕadasata	عَدَسَةَ ʕadasata
Genitive	عَدَسَةٍ ʕadasatin	الْعَدَسَةِ al-ʕadasati	عَدَسَةِ ʕadasati
Collective	basic collective triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَدَس ʕadas	الْعَدَس al-ʕadas	عَدَس ʕadas
Nominative	عَدَسٌ ʕadasun	الْعَدَسُ al-ʕadasu	عَدَسُ ʕadasu
Accusative	عَدَسًا ʕadasan	الْعَدَسَ al-ʕadasa	عَدَسَ ʕadasa
Genitive	عَدَسٍ ʕadasin	الْعَدَسِ al-ʕadasi	عَدَسِ ʕadasi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَدَسَتَيْن ʕadasatayn	الْعَدَسَتَيْن al-ʕadasatayn	عَدَسَتَيْ ʕadasatay
Nominative	عَدَسَتَانِ ʕadasatāni	الْعَدَسَتَانِ al-ʕadasatāni	عَدَسَتَا ʕadasatā
Accusative	عَدَسَتَيْنِ ʕadasatayni	الْعَدَسَتَيْنِ al-ʕadasatayni	عَدَسَتَيْ ʕadasatay
Genitive	عَدَسَتَيْنِ ʕadasatayni	الْعَدَسَتَيْنِ al-ʕadasatayni	عَدَسَتَيْ ʕadasatay
Paucal (3-10)	sound feminine paucal
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَدَسَات ʕadasāt	الْعَدَسَات al-ʕadasāt	عَدَسَات ʕadasāt
Nominative	عَدَسَاتٌ ʕadasātun	الْعَدَسَاتُ al-ʕadasātu	عَدَسَاتُ ʕadasātu
Accusative	عَدَسَاتٍ ʕadasātin	الْعَدَسَاتِ al-ʕadasāti	عَدَسَاتِ ʕadasāti
Genitive	عَدَسَاتٍ ʕadasātin	الْعَدَسَاتِ al-ʕadasāti	عَدَسَاتِ ʕadasāti

Noun

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

1. lens, magnifying glass

Declension

Declension of noun عَدَسَة (ʕadasa)

Singular	singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَدَسَة ʕadasa	الْعَدَسَة al-ʕadasa	عَدَسَة ʕadasat
Nominative	عَدَسَةٌ ʕadasatun	الْعَدَسَةُ al-ʕadasatu	عَدَسَةُ ʕadasatu
Accusative	عَدَسَةً ʕadasatan	الْعَدَسَةَ al-ʕadasata	عَدَسَةَ ʕadasata
Genitive	عَدَسَةٍ ʕadasatin	الْعَدَسَةِ al-ʕadasati	عَدَسَةِ ʕadasati
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَدَسَتَيْن ʕadasatayn	الْعَدَسَتَيْن al-ʕadasatayn	عَدَسَتَيْ ʕadasatay
Nominative	عَدَسَتَانِ ʕadasatāni	الْعَدَسَتَانِ al-ʕadasatāni	عَدَسَتَا ʕadasatā
Accusative	عَدَسَتَيْنِ ʕadasatayni	الْعَدَسَتَيْنِ al-ʕadasatayni	عَدَسَتَيْ ʕadasatay
Genitive	عَدَسَتَيْنِ ʕadasatayni	الْعَدَسَتَيْنِ al-ʕadasatayni	عَدَسَتَيْ ʕadasatay
Plural	sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	عَدَسَات ʕadasāt	الْعَدَسَات al-ʕadasāt	عَدَسَات ʕadasāt
Nominative	عَدَسَاتٌ ʕadasātun	الْعَدَسَاتُ al-ʕadasātu	عَدَسَاتُ ʕadasātu
Accusative	عَدَسَاتٍ ʕadasātin	الْعَدَسَاتِ al-ʕadasāti	عَدَسَاتِ ʕadasāti
Genitive	عَدَسَاتٍ ʕadasātin	الْعَدَسَاتِ al-ʕadasāti	عَدَسَاتِ ʕadasāti

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: ədəsə
• → Ottoman Turkish: عدسه (adese)
  • → Turkish: adese

References

• Lane, Edward William (1863) “عدسة”, in Arabic-English Lexicon‎^[1], London: Williams & Norgate, page 1972
• Steingass, Francis Joseph (1884) “عدسة”, in The Student's Arabic–English Dictionary‎^[2], London: W.H. Allen, page 676
• Wehr, Hans (1979) “عدسة”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 696

South Levantine Arabic

Pronunciation

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

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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 لاصقة ― ʕadase lāṣiqa ― contact lens (literally, “sticking lens”)

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