noria
English
WOTD – 17 November 2008

a noria
Etymology
From Spanish noria, from Arabic نَاعُورَة (nāʿūra), from Classical Syriac ܢܥܘܪܬܐ (nāʿōrtāʾ, “water wheel; growler”), from ܢܥܪ (nʿar, “to roar, growl, bray”).
Noun
noria (plural norias)
- A water wheel with attached buckets, used to raise and deposit water.
- Any machine using buckets to raise water to an aqueduct.
Synonyms
- (water wheel): water wheel
Translations
a water wheel with buckets
French
Etymology
From Spanish noria, from Arabic نَاعُورَة (nāʿūra), from Classical Syriac ܢܥܘܪܬܐ (nāʿōrtāʾ, “water wheel; growler”), from ܢܥܪ (nʿar, “to roar, growl, bray”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɔ.ʁja/
Further reading
- “noria” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
From Arabic نَاعُورَة (nāʿūra), from Classical Syriac ܢܥܘܪܬܐ (nāʿōrtāʾ, “water wheel; growler”), from ܢܥܪ (nʿar, “to roar, growl, bray”).
Spanish
Etymology
From Arabic نَاعُورَة (nāʿūra), from Classical Syriac ܢܥܘܪܬܐ (nāʿōrtāʾ, “water wheel; growler”), from ܢܥܪ (nʿar, “to roar, growl, bray”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈno̞.ɾja̠]
Synonyms
- (Ferris wheel): rueda de la fortuna
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