قنات

See also: فتات

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

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

Noun

قنات • (kanat)

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

Descendants

Turkish: kanat

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

قنات • (kanat)

alternative spelling of قناد (kanad, “wing”)

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَنَاة (qanāh).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /qa.ˈnaːt/

(Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.nɑ́ːt̪]
- (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qä.nɑ́ːt̪]
- (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qä.nɔ́ːt̪]

(Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qæ.nɒ́ːt̪]

(Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qä.nɔ́t̪]

Readings
Classical reading^?	qanāt
Dari reading^?	qanāt
Iranian reading^?	ġanât
Tajik reading^?	qanot

Noun

قنات • (qanât) (plural قنات‌ها)

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

Usage notes

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

Further reading

Hayyim, Sulayman (1934) “قنات”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim