aljub

Catalan

Aljub located in Bunyola, Majorca

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic اَلْجُبّ (al-júbb), from Classical Arabic جُبّ (jubb, “cistern, well”). Cognate with Galician alxibe and Spanish aljibe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əʎˈʒup]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aʎˈd͡ʒup]

Noun

aljub m (plural aljubs)

1. well (for water), cistern, tank, reservoir

See also

• safareig (“artificial water deposit”)

Further reading

• “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.