mizab

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic مِيزَاب (mīzāb), مِرْزَاب (mirzāb) from Aramaic מַרְזְבָא (marzəḇā), מִרְזְבָא (mirzəḇā, “gutter, spout, water-pipe”), from earlier Aramaic נַרְזְבָא (narzəḇā, “drain pipe, gutter”), considered a variant of Akkadian 𒄿𒍝𒁉 (naṣṣabū, “water outlet, drain”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmizap̚/
• Hyphenation: mi‧zab
• Rhymes: -zap, -ap, -p

Noun

mizab (plural mizab-mizab)

1. gutter

Further reading

• “mizab” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.