aflaj
English
Alternative forms
- aflaaj
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَفْلَاج (ʾaflāj), plural of فَلَج (falaj, “irrigation channel”).
Noun
aflaj (plural aflajes or aflaj)
- (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