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  • noun Alternative spelling of qanat.

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Examples

  • For some reason of his own he bolted, and galloped to the top of one of the _kanat_ cones, when getting frightened at the deep hole before him he jumped it.

    Across Coveted Lands or a Journey from Flushing (Holland) to Calcutta Overland Arnold Henry Savage Landor 1894

  • Here and there, at the foot of his shafts, he digs wells, from which the fluid can readily be raised by means of a bucket and a windlass; and he thus brings under cultivation a considerable belt of land along the whole line of the _kanat_, as well as a large tract at its termination.

    The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. George Rawlinson 1857

  • This message was posted from a SGH-E200 cnx kanat matlou9a lbarahe nhare kamal et nhar samdi f lil Nsawalkom wach tv mobile tatkhdam flportablat li fihom 3G wala lifihom ti9niyat (DVBH)???

    Esato discussion forum 2009

  • : D w 3ainkon ma tshoof sho kanat el nateejeh, HILARIOUS: D.. literally zigzag cause he kept moving his head.

    Qwaider Planet 2009

  • I SWEAR you would think haifa kanat 2imon ow 205ton the way they were defending her and wishing illnesses on other people.

    WALEG 2009

  • Mashallah 3alaiha she's very thoughtful o ybayin inha kanat wayid

    Safat: The KuwaitBlogs' Aggregator 2008

  • Y3ni walla lo kanat mathalan an ambulance behind me, or a fire truck, i would have tried to jump.

    Safat: The KuwaitBlogs' Aggregator 2008

  • _kanat_ water-cuts form the subject of severe fights occasionally, and the saying is that water and women are the main causes of village quarrels in Persia.

    Persia Revisited Thomas Edward Gordon 1873

  • I always give a bad impression about myself because I'm kind of shy, so I sound jefsa, but I love people wallah when are you coming to Jordan sa7ee7? well, same as DAR, its already typed put not yet publish, look like its a common thing, actually its one of the things I read about a lot, its helpful in my work cuz my deal done in FIRST meeting and depends on First impression a lot … most of my first impressions were correct, el qeleh el qaleleh kanat ma3koseh, first impression can be used as an indication but dont judge people 3n tare2aaha what was ur first impression about me: p?

    Soul Blossom 2009

  • (abdulrahman albisher & Zaid alkazemi co.) eb9ara7a ana sawayt laha test drive gabel 3 days wa kanat good car! mowa9afat. ha wayed 7elwah! shakelha yeshbah el GL mercedes-benz wa 7ajemha nafs el X3 form BMW!

    Safat: The KuwaitBlogs' Aggregator 2008

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