کاریز
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Persian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From earlier form کاهریز (/kāhrēz/) or کهریز (/kahrēz/), from Middle Persian (ksryc /kahrēz/) (compare Manichaean Middle Persian 𐫞𐫍𐫡𐫏𐫉 (qhryz /kahrēz/, “qanat”), Parthian 𐫞𐫍𐫡𐫏𐫝 (qhryc /kahrēz/, “qanat”) and Khunsari کیریز (/kēirīz)/), or compound of کاه (kâh, “straw”) + ریز (rêz, “to throw”). They used to throw straws in qanats' wells to see how rapid the movement of water is for repair purposes.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key):
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key):
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key):
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | kārēz |
| Dari reading? | kārēz |
| Iranian reading? | kâriz |
| Tajik reading? | korez |
Noun
کاریز • (kârêz) (plural کاریزها (kârêz-hâ))
| Dari | کاریز |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | корез |
- qanat, kariz/karez
- Synonym: قنات (qanât)
- 995-1077, Abulfazl-i Bayhaqī, Tārīx-i Bayhaqī, ed. Ali-Akbar Fayyâz, pp. 320-321
- و کسانی که شهرها و دیه‌ها و بناها و کاریزها ساختند و غم این جهان بخوردند آن همه بگذاشتند و برفتند […]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 10th century, Kisā'ī Marwazī
- سزد که دو رخ کاریز آب دیده کنی
که ریز ریز بخواهدت ریختن کاریز- (please add an English translation of this quotation)