Looking for the meaning of the word QANAT in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of QANAT with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Qanat
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Persian, from Arabic qanāt ‘reed, pipe, channel’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəˈnɑːt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(in the Middle East) a gently sloping underground channel or tunnel constructed to lead water from the interior of a hill to a village below.
Short Definition:gently sloping underground channel or tunnel constructed to lead water from interior of hill to village
Variant Forms:
- kanat
In Word Games
Scramble Word Scores
Words with Friends
✅ Available
Score: 15
SOWPODS
✅ Available
Score: 14
OTCWL
✅ Available
Score: 14
