different between qanat vs manat

English

Alternative forms

• kanat, qan?t

Etymology

From Persian ????? (qanât), from Arabic ??????? (qan?h).

Noun

qanat (plural qanats)

1. An underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley
   • 1981: Richard Edward Chapman, Geology and Water: An Introduction to Fluid Mechanics for Geologists, page 112.

     Shafts are dug to the required level along the planned route of the qanat, every 300 m or so, and the construction of the [...]

   • 1988: Keith Stanley McLachlan, The Neglected Garden: The Politics and Ecology of Agriculture in Iran

     Elsewhere over large areas of the plateau and the foothill regions, the qanat irrigation cultures were weakened considerably. Water supplies diminished [...]

Synonyms

• foggara
• karez

References

• For a schematic of a qanat, refer to Geology and Water: An Introduction to Fluid Mechanics for Geologists, by Richard Edward Chapman, 1981, page 112.

Tatar

Noun

qanat

1. wing

English

Etymology

From Azerbaijani manat, Turkmen manat, both from Russian ??????? (monéta). Doublet of money and mint.

Noun

manat (plural manats or manat)

1. The basic unit of currency for Azerbaijan; symbol ?; subdivided into 100 qapik.
2. The basic unit of currency for Turkmenistan; subdivided into 100 tennesi.

Translations

Anagrams

• MANTA, Manta, Tamna, atman, manta

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Russian ??????? (monéta, “coin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [m??n?t]
• Hyphenation: ma?nat

Noun

manat (definite accusative manat?, plural manatlar)

1. manat
2. ruble

Declension

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /m??nat/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ma?nat/
• Rhymes: -at

Noun

manat m (plural manats)

1. bundle

Verb

manat m (feminine manada, masculine plural manats, feminine plural manades)

1. past participle of manar

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?n?t/, [?m?n?t?]
• Rhymes: -?n?t
• Syllabification: ma?nat

Etymology 1

Noun

manat

1. Nominative plural form of mana.

Etymology 2

From Azerbaijani manat, Turkmen manat.

Noun

manat

1. manat (currencies of Azerbaidzhan and Turkmenistan)

Declension

Anagrams

• matan

Latin

Verb

m?nat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of m?n?

Maia

Noun

manat

1. reef

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /?manah(t)/

Verb

manat

1. second-person singular present indicative of mannat

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ma.nat/

Noun

manat m anim

1. manatee, marine mammal of the family Trichechidae

Declension

Swedish

Adjective

manat

1. absolute indefinite neuter form of manad.

Verb

manat

1. supine of mana.

Turkish

Etymology

From Azerbaijani manat, from Russian ??????? (monéta, “coin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma?nat/
• Hyphenation: ma?nat

Noun

manat (definite accusative manat?, plural manatlar)

1. manat
2. (dated) ruble

Declension

Further reading

• Ni?anyan, Sevan (2002–) , “manat”, in Ni?anyan Sözlük
• manat in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu

Turkmen

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ??????? (monéta, “coin”).

Noun

manat (definite accusative manady, plural manatlar)

1. manat

Declension