قنات

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See also: فتات

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *kājnat (“wing”).

Alternative forms

Noun

قنات • (kanat)

  1. wing
  2. fin of a fish
  3. wing or leaf of a door
  4. wing or flank of a building
  5. breadth of cloth
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Persian قنات (qanât), from Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh).

Noun

قنات • (kanat)

  1. pipe, conduit, irrigation-trench, canal, qanat
    Synonyms: قنال (kanal), جدول (cedvel)
Descendants

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh).

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? qanāt
Dari reading? qanāt
Iranian reading? ğanât
Tajik reading? qanot

Noun

قنات • (qanât) (plural قنات‌ها (qanât-hâ))

  1. qanat (underground irrigation system)
    Synonym: کاریز (kâriz)

Usage notes

  • Traditionally, these channels are called قنات (qanât) in western Iran and کاریز (kâriz / kārēz) in eastern Iran and Afghanistan.

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