Where does “aljibe” come from?

aljibe (Spanish) comes from Andalusian Arabic اَلْجُبّ, from Arabic جُبّ — cistern, well; pit, fosse; cistern, well, pit;...

aljibe (Spanish): well (for water), cistern, tank, reservoir

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “aljibe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Andalusian Arabicاَلْجُبّ
2Arabicجُبّcistern, well; pit, fosse; cistern, well, pit;...
Every word from Arabic جُبّEvery word from Andalusian Arabic اَلْجُبّ
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