Qanat Definition

kă-nät
noun
An ancient system of deep underground tunnels and wells built in the Middle East to channel water from a mountain to a dry lower region.
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Other Word Forms of Qanat

Noun

Singular:
qanat
Plural:
qanats

Origin of Qanat

  • Persian qanāt from Arabic qanāh, qanāt- tube, canal, qanat akin to Hebrew qāne Akkadian qanû reed qnw in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Persian, from Arabic قنات (qanāt).

    From Wiktionary

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QQAQAN

Words Ending With

TATNAT

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