mizab

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic مِيزَاب (mīzāb), مِرْزَاب (mirzāb) from Aramaic מַרְזְבָא (marzəḇā), מִרְזְבָא (mirzəḇā, “gutter, spout, water-pipe”), from earlier Aramaic נַרְזְבָא (narzəḇā, “drain pipe, gutter”), considered a variant of Akkadian 𒄿𒍝𒁉 (naṣṣabū, “water outlet, drain”).

Pronunciation

Noun

mizab (plural mizab-mizab)

  1. gutter

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