Etymology

qanat

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Today it means: An underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley Full definition →

Classical Persian قنات ← Arabic قَنَاة
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  1. Arabic · derived fromقَنَاة
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromقنات
  3. English todayqanat

From Classical Persian قنات (qanāt), from Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh).

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