aljub
Catalan
editEtymology
editFrom Andalusian Arabic اَلْجُبّ (al-júbb), from Classical Arabic جُبّ (jubb, “cistern, well”). Cognate with Galician alxibe and Spanish aljibe.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editaljub 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.