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kanat¹

Rhymes with -ɑːt

noun kanats

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of qanat

kanat²

Rhymes with -ɑːt

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Borrowed from Hindustani क़नात (qanāt, “wall of tent; canvas screen”).

noun kanats

  1. A canvas screen or partition forming the wall or division of a tent or other enclosure. "There was an arrangement of loose-boxes in kanats, and she was in the next one talking to him."

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"kanat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kanat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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kanat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kanat

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"kanat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kanat.

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@misc{kanat_2026,
  title = {kanat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kanat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}