Alboloduy
AlmeríaAndalucía
Arabism from Andalusian al-Bulūdhwī, anthroponym of a Zenata Berber lineage established in the Nacimiento valley during the emiral phase.
Hamlet of the Nacimiento valley, on the descent from Sierra Nevada towards Almería. Preserves the traditional Andalusian channel system with continuous irrigation since the 10th century.
Evolution of the name
- al-Bulūdhwī Andalusi Arabic 9th–11th centuries
- Alboloduy medieval Castilian from 1489
Glossary
- Andalusian channel
- Hydraulic canalisation system developed in al-Andalus between the 9th and 15th centuries for intensive agricultural irrigation, based on water intakes from springs and rivers distributed by gravity through earth or stone channels. The Andalusian channel included sophisticated technical elements: alcubillas (deposits), splitters, almenaras (sluice gates) and waterwheels. Its diffusion through the Peninsula transformed peninsular Mediterranean agriculture.
- Anthroponym
- A personal name, often used as the base of toponyms (Lucronius → Logroño, Sigerici → Castrojeriz, Sacavus → Sacavém).
- Arabism
- A word or place name in Castilian, Portuguese or Catalan borrowed from Andalusian Arabic. The Peninsula preserves thousands: aceite, azúcar, almohada, alcázar, azulejo, Guadalquivir, Atalaia, Azofra, Azambuja.
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