alhibe

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• alahibe, alahibi — dialectal, Cavite, Batangas

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish aljibe, from Andalusian Arabic اَلْجُبّ (al-júbb), from Classical Arabic جُبّ (jubb, “cistern, well”). Compare Cebuano alhibi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔalˈhibe/ [ʔɐlˈhiː.bɛ]
• Rhymes: -ibe
• Syllabification: al‧hi‧be

Noun

alhibe (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜑᜒᜊᜒ)

1. cistern; water tank; water reservoir

   Synonym: tangke

Further reading

• “alhibe”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 25