aljub
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Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Andalusian Arabic اَلْجُبّ (al-júbb), from Classical Arabic جُبّ (jubb, “cistern, well”). Cognate with Galician alxibe and Spanish aljibe.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]aljub m (plural aljubs)
See also
[edit]- safareig (“artificial water deposit”)
Further reading
[edit]- “aljub” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “aljub” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “aljub” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.