aljub

== Catalan == === 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) well (for water), cistern, tank, reservoir ==== See also ==== safareig (“artificial water deposit”) === Further reading === “aljub”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “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.