aflaj

English

Alternative forms

• aflaaj

Etymology

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

Noun

aflaj (plural aflajes or aflaj)

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

Related terms

• falaj

Anagrams

• falaj