aflaj

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noun

An irrigation system which catches mountain water and controls its movement down man-made subterranean channels, found in Oman.

OriginArabic أَفْلَاج →
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Meanings

nounaflaj (plural aflajes or aflaj)

plural aflajes · alternative aflaaj

  1. agricultureAn irrigation system which catches mountain water and controls its movement down man-made subterranean channels, found in Oman.

Origin

  1. Arabicأَفْلَاج
  2. Englishaflaj

Borrowed from Arabic أَفْلَاج (ʔaflāj), plural of فَلَج (falaj, “irrigation channel”).

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APA

aflaj. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aflaj

MLA

“aflaj.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aflaj. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aflaj,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aflaj.

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