In Search of Water: Hydrological Terms in Oman’s Toponyms
Abstract This study investigates Arabic terms related to fresh water sources expressed in Oman’s toponyms. It presents their classification and discusses the semantic and structural properties of both the place names and the hydrological lexicon. A description of oasis agriculture among the inhabita...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2015-03-01
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Series: | Names |
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Online Access: | http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/2035 |