marjal
English
Etymology
From Catalan marjal or Spanish marjal.
Noun
marjal (plural marjals)
- A seaside marsh, used for agriculture
- 1968, Technology and Culture
- He spent two days in May, 1392, surveying the canal of the well of En Aparici in the marjals of Valencia.
- 2014, Thomas F. Glick; Steven Livesey; Faith Wallis, Medieval Science, Technology, and Medicine: An Encyclopedia, Routledge, →ISBN:
- Trenches were dug into the marshlands (marjals) east of the city to drain them. Then irrigation canals were extended from the already irrigated areas close to the city.
- 1968, Technology and Culture
Catalan
Etymology
From Arabic مرج (marj, “meadow”).
Noun
marjal m (plural marjals)
- seaside marsh, used for agriculture
See also
- maresme (Maresme), maresma
- mareny
Further reading
“marjal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Estonian
Noun
marjal
- adessive singular of mari
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɾˈxal/ [maɾˈxal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: mar‧jal
Etymology 1
From Arabic مَرْجِع (marjiʿ).
Noun
marjal m (plural marjales)
- A unit of area in various parts of Spain, equivalent to 528.42 m²
See also
- estadal
Etymology 2
Two sources are presented:
- From Vulgar Latin marecadicus. Related to French marécage.[1]
- From Arabic مرج (marj, “meadow”).[2]
Probably both through Catalan marjal.
Noun
marjal m (plural marjales)
- seaside marsh, used for agriculture
- Synonym: marisma
References
- “marjal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- “marjal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Further reading
- “marjal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014