aflaj

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

aflaj aflajes aflaaj

Etymology

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

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