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azud

small weir that diverts river water into irrigation channelspresa pequeña que desvía el agua de un río hacia las acequias

Comes from Arabic

السَّدّ

as-sadd

“the dam, the barrier”«la presa, el obstáculo»

In Andalusi Arabic: السُّدّ as-sudd

Arabic today says

سَدّ

sadd

And it still does

Root

س د د

s-d-d

The article

Spanish kept the Arabic article al- glued to the word.

The story

From sadda, "to block, to close". The sun letter s assimilated the article (as-sudd), which remained as a- in azud.De sadda, «tapar, cerrar». La s solar asimiló el artículo (as-sudd), que quedó como a- en azud.

In a sentence

El azud desvía el agua del río hacia la acequia.

The weir diverts water from the river into the irrigation channel.

يُحَوِّلُ السَّدُّ مَاءَ النَّهْرِ إِلَى السَّاقِيَة.

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